Monument record 3777/0/0 - Medieval finds

Earthworks of village shrinkage identified at Barton Seagrave. Medieval pottery was also recovered from this area during road construction.

{2} A wide scatter of medieval pot sherds were found during road widening between SP888773 & SP891773. The pottery included glazed Stamford ware, reduced sandy fabric, C13th shelly wares and Lyveden type decorated fragments and a 'rope twist' handle

{3} During road works a considerable amount of medieval pottery was noted, including Stamford and Lyveden wares of 11th to 13th century date.

{4} During road widening in the mid 1960s, a considerable amount of medieval pottery and masonry was uncovered just to the north of this area.

{5} "Barton Seagrave, SP 890774. Platforms have been cut into by road work. Masonry was found at a depth of 5ft by the road edge, but little damage was done".

{6} The indicated site falls within an area of shrinkage extending, on the south side of the road, from the fortified manor site eastwards for 500 m.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP87NE13 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<2> Brown A.E. (Ed.), 1967, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1966/67 (Medieval), p.22 (checked) (Article). SNN26725.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.105 site 15 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<4> English Heritage, 1992, English Heritage Scheduling Notification, (part checked) (Report). SNN47128.

<5> 1967, Deserted Medieval Village Research Group (Vol.15), p. 4 (Annual Report). SNN29346.

<6> Seaman, BH, 1969, Field investigators comments, F1 BHS 16-OCT-69 (Notes). SNN111907.

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