SNN102476 - An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment for Land at the Lower Mounts and 4,6 & 8 St Michaels Road, Northampton

A desk-based assessment was carried out on a site at Lower Mounts and 4, 6 & 8 St Michael’s Road. The site was found to have been on the very edge of the medieval town of Northampton. Nearby excavations in a comparable location to the Mounts have revealed evidence of the town walls and a possible defensive ditch and to the south-east, the probable medieval defensive ditch was excavated at York Road. Remains dating to the Civil War period defences may also be present on the site, if an alternative 17th century dating of adjacent defensive remains excavated at the Mounts is accepted together with map and other evidence. The 1878 of the area shows St Michael’s Church, presumably a short-lived 19th century building as it does not appear on later maps, including the 1885 Ordnance Survey map.