SNN104558 - Excavations at Towcester, Northamptonshire: the Alchester Road Suburb
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| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | Excavations at Towcester, Northamptonshire: the Alchester Road Suburb |
| Author/Originator | Brown AE, Woodfield C |
| Date/Year | 1983 |
Abstract/Summary
From 1967 to 1978 a series of three separate rescue excavations and observations was conducted on an area of some 5.7ha south west of the defended area of Roman Towcester.
External Links (2)
- https://doi.org/10.5284/1083132 (Link to article on ADS)
- https://doi.org/10.5284/1083138 (Link to microfiche on ADS)
Description
Location
WNC Archives and Heritage Service SMR Library
Referenced Monuments (14)
- 725/1 Alchester Road (Margery Route 160a) (Monument)
- 726/2 Alchester Road Suburb (Monument)
- 726/12/0 Finds possibly associated with a cemetery or temple (Monument)
- 726 Lactodorum (Monument)
- 725/1/3 Length of Alchester Road exposed, south-west of Towcester (Monument)
- 726/32 Possible 4th century cemetery (Monument)
- 726/10 Possible Roman inhumation (Monument)
- 726/0/12 Possible Towcester to Fleet Marston road (Monument)
- 1157/1 Probable Romano-British Road Route to Fleet Marston, Alchester Road Suburb (Monument)
- 726/0/19 Roman coin hoard (Monument)
- 726/0/66 Roman pottery kiln, Alchester Road Suburb (Monument)
- 726/12 Site of a possible Roman temple (Monument)
- 726/0/35 Unstratified Roman brooch, Sandyhome Road (Find Spot)
- 726/0/30 Unstratified Romano-British Stone Frieze (Find Spot)
Referenced Events (8)
- ENN5726 1-3 Link Way, 1966-7 (Finds) (Ref: 6948056)
- ENN5680 Abbey Homesteads, Towcester, 1974-6 (Excavation) (Ref: 6948010)
- ENN18617 Alchester Road Excavations, 1967-78 (Watching brief) (Ref: 6948188)
- ENN5690 Bickerstaffe's Road (Alchester Road Suburb), 1967 (Excavation) (Ref: 6948019)
- ENN5735 Sandyhome Road, 1966 (Finds) (Ref: 6948062)
- ENN5770 Sandyhome Road, 1966 (Observation) (Ref: 6948097)
- ENN111841 Silverstone Brook Flood Alleviation, 1978 (Rescue excavation)
- ENN112756 St Lawrence Road (Alchester Road Suburb), 194-76 (Excavation) (Ref: 6947002)
Record last edited
Aug 11 2026 8:54AM
