SNN104939 - Archaeological Evaluation: Land North of Delapre Abbey, Ransome Road, Northampton

During October 2004, an archaeological evaluation was undertaken on a parcel of land to the north of Delapre Abbey, Northampton. The work was required to fulfil a PPG16 planning condition imposed by Northampton Borough Council. An initial desk based assessment concluded that no known sites lay within the confines of the site. However a number of possible Prehistoric and Roman sites have been recorded on the Northamptonshire SMR in the vicinity of Delapre Abbey. An aerial photograph taken during the 1940s shows a cropmark interpreted as a early cruciform church to the north of the site.