Find Spot record 3886/0/1 - Site of medieval activity

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Summary

Fieldwalking survey in the 1960s prior to development identified scatters of medieval pottery.

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{3} Fieldwork at SP872675 and 871680 has produced the following: jar rims in St. Neot's Ware; a wide range of 13th century shelly wares; Lyveden type wares; inturned bowl rims in cream coloured fine sandy ware; large quantities of orange coloured coarse sandy ware, some glazed, including possible kiln wasters, provisionally dated to the early 16th century; a brass jetton. Pieces of green glazed roof tile of the Lyveden type was also found at SP871680.

HER note 10/10/2014: the source gives two grid references for these finds so uncertain which finds came from which site


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP86NE12 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.169/Site 30 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<3> Brown A.E. (Ed.), 1967, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1966/67 (Medieval), 2/28-29 (checked) (Article). SNN26725.

<4> Harper, R, 1965, Fieldwalking and Pipeline observation, Brickhill Road, Wellingborough (Note). SNN112520.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Index: Ordnance Survey. 1950s/1960s. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey. SP86NE12 (checked).
  • <2> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1979. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 2. HMSO. p.169/Site 30 (checked).
  • <3> Article: Brown A.E. (Ed.). 1967. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1966/67 (Medieval). Bulletin of Northants Federation of Arch Societies. 2. 2/28-29 (checked).
  • <4> Note: Harper, R. 1965. Fieldwalking and Pipeline observation, Brickhill Road, Wellingborough. Northamptonshire Archaeological Archive.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8715 6805 (150m by 150m) Transfer
Civil Parish WELLINGBOROUGH, North Northamptonshire (formerly Wellingborough District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jun 15 2021 8:46AM

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