SNN103315 - An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment of Land at British Timken, Duston, Northampton

It is proposed to develop approximately 26ha of developed and undeveloped land at British Timken, Duston, Northampton. The assessment has revealed that no archaeological remains have been recorded within the study site. The earliest remains recorded close to the development site date from the Palaeolithic period and later. Duston was once rich in archaeological remains, but modern development and quarrying has removed the majority of any remains. There are extensive areas of prehistoric settlement recorded as well as a Romano-British small town recorded to the southeast of Duston. An Anglo-Saxon cemetery and Augustinian Abbey of St James are also recorded. The majority of the site has been affected by quarrying and 20th century construction. It is therefore considered that there is negligible potential for archaeological remains to exist and no further work is recommended for these areas. However, given the extent of the remains recorded to the south and the close conjectural line of a Roman road to the southwest, it is considered that there is a low-medium potential for archaeological remains to exist within undeveloped areas.