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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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
{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> SNN443 Index: Ordnance Survey. 1950s/1960s. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey. SP86NE12 (checked).
- <2> SNN77380 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> SNN26725 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> SNN112520 Note: Harper, R. 1965. Fieldwalking and Pipeline observation, Brickhill Road, Wellingborough. Northamptonshire Archaeological Archive.
Finds (9)
- RIM SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD) Quantity: Some
- SHERDS (Late Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD? to 1599 AD?) Quantity: Some
- KILN WASTE? (Late Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD? to 1599 AD?) Quantity: Some
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1570 AD to 1610 AD) Quantity: 1
- TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD) Quantity: Some
- SHERDS (Early Medieval to Medieval - 1200 AD to 1299 AD) Quantity: Some
- BOWL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD) Quantity: Part of
- JAR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD) Quantity: Part of
- SHERDS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD) Quantity: Some
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 8715 6805 (150m by 150m) Transfer |
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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