Monument record 34/0/16 - Possible tenement plot boundaries
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{1} Six linear anomalies situated perpendicular to Townsend Lane. They were interpreted as infilled ditches, possibly marking out tenement plots along the line of Townsend Lane.
Trench 7: Parallel ditches 2.4m wide and up to 0.85m deep. The excavated evidence adds further weight to the provisional interpretation the these features are boundary ditches.
Trench 3: A series of shallow, intercutting ditches. The earliest may have been a boundary, separating the higher terrace from the land falling away to the west. A further five ditches were seen, undatable but stratigraphically later than the early medieval ditch.
A pit 0.9m wide and 0.4m deep, truncated by a later ditch. It contained four sherds of medieval pottery. Two other features in trench 3 were interpreted as pits although, as both extended under the limits of excavation, this cannot be confirmed. Neither contained any finds.
Based on the small quantity of domestic debris recovered and the absence of settlement-type features, it is uncertain whether these plots contained domestic activity.
Young, S. And Kay, F., 2014, Geophysical survey of Jubilee Field, Townsend Lane, Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire, 2014 (Report). SNN110171.
<1> Phillips M.; Watters J.; Wells J., 2002, Land Off Townsend Lane, Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire, Archaeological Field Evaluation, p.17,20 (checked) (Report). SNN102224.
<2> Bonsall J., 2002, Land Off Townsend Lane, Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire, Geophysical Survey, (checked) (Report). SNN102225.
<3> CBA South Midlands Group, 2003, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter, 33/37 (checked) (Journal). SNN103380.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SNN110171 Report: Young, S. And Kay, F.. 2014. Geophysical survey of Jubilee Field, Townsend Lane, Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire, 2014. CLASP Fieldwork Reports. 001. CLASP.
- <1> SNN102224 Report: Phillips M.; Watters J.; Wells J.. 2002. Land Off Townsend Lane, Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire, Archaeological Field Evaluation. Albion Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. 2002/30. Albion Archaeology. p.17,20 (checked).
- <2> SNN102225 Report: Bonsall J.. 2002. Land Off Townsend Lane, Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire, Geophysical Survey. West Yorkshire Archaeological Services fieldwork r. WYAS. (checked).
- <3> SNN103380 Journal: CBA South Midlands Group. 2003. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 33. CBA. 33/37 (checked).
Finds (6)
- SHERDS (Early Medieval to Late Medieval - 1150 AD to 1500 AD) Quantity: Some
- SHERDS (Late Saxon to Early Medieval - 900 AD to 1150 AD) Quantity: 4
- QUERN (Late Saxon to Early Medieval - 900 AD? to 1150 AD?) Quantity: Part of
- CEREAL GRAIN (Unknown date) Quantity: Some
- WORKED OBJECT (Unknown date) Quantity: Small quantity
- ANALYSIS - WOOD/CHARCOAL (Unknown date) Quantity: Some
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 4819 5366 (39m by 27m) |
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Civil Parish | BODDINGTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Mar 27 2017 4:15PM