Find Spot record 180/1/0 - Unstratified Romano-British Finds

Romano British pottery and plate of pewter or lead found at Hill or Newbottle Spinney.

{3} Finds from 1842: Roman pottery, one pewter plate and a fragment of a 2nd. Found in Hill Spinney although thought to be Newbottle Spinney. Now in Northampton Museum

{4} Confusion of Newbottle with Nobottle.

{5} Finds from Newbottle Grove, drawing of pot found 1842, drawing of pot found in Newbottle Spinney;


{6} Finds in 1842 were probably made during quarrying.

{8} - `Romano British pottery and plate of pewter or lead found in Hill
Spinney, Newbottle. Now in Northampton Museum.' (Hill Spinney not located, Newbottle at SP 5236).

'Hill Spinney' is not known in Newbottle, but 'Newbottle Spinney' (SP 517 365) is on a hill. It has extensive surface quarrying and may be the site intended. Northampton Museum have no record of the finds.

{9} - Field name survey (1932) in CRO Northampton does not list 'Hill Spinney'.

<1> 1976, CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER, p.218 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN46107.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP66SE3 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP53NW5 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M, 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.218 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100368.

<5> Dryden H.E.L., 1842-1895, Dryden Collection, DR/25/194/1,2 (Archive). SNN115.

<6> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.103 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<7> Northampton Museum Records, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN126.

<8> Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M, 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire (Series). SNN100368.

<9> Baird, J., 1970, Field investigators comments (Notes). SNN110341.

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