Monument record 180/1/1 - Undated Inhumations

Several inhumations found at Newbottle Spinney one mile and a half south east from Blackland on the summit of a hill

{1} Several undated skeletons were recorded from Newbottle Spinney and may have come from stone quarrying.

SP 517 365: "At Newbottle Spinney which is one mile and a half south east from Blackland (SP 43 NE 1) several skeletons have been found.

{2} Fieldname: Newbottle Spinney

{4} - Newbottle Spinney (the summit of a hill) is pockmarked with small surface quarries and it seems likely that the burials were found while the quarrying was taking place.

<1> Beesley J., 1841, History of Banbury, p.35 (unchecked) (Book). SNN280.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP53NW16 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.103 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77382.

<4> Baird, J., 1970, Field investigators comments, F1 13-Feb-1970 (Notes). SNN110341.

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Feb 10 2025 8:24PM