SNN102321 - Archaeological Evaluation at Wootton Fields, Northampton, 2002

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Northamptonshire Archaeology, in advance of development, at Wootton Fields, Northampton. Trial trenching revealed the remains of medieval and post-medieval ridge and furrow across the application area, and a possible headland, which survived as a surface feature, in the centre of the area. With the exception of a small number of undated pits and post-holes in the northern part of the site and two small gullies in the centre, the main concentration of archaeological features was located in the south-west corner, as suggested by the results of the geophysical survey. In this area there was a complex of ditches and gullies and a number of pits, producing evidence for Romano-British rurual activity, dating to the second/third centuries AD.