SNN108332 - Archaeological Recording at The Church of St. Nicholas, Great Doddington, Northamptonshire

Archaeological recording during the re-flooring of the western Nave and North Aisle revealed a brick burial vault and a probable earth-cut grave. The coffin-shaped vault was set on the mid-line of the church 1.6m east of the tower arch. Only the upper 21cm of fill was cleared and no in situ remains were encountered. The vault was covered by a grave slab commemorating William Challoner vicar of the parish from 1722-1779 and two members of his family. Across the east end of the grave was a second and presumably reused slab commemorating the death on June 4th 1694 of John Hackney, the son of John and Elizabeth Hackney; a John Hackney held Barnard’s Manor in Great Doddington in 1682. At the west end of the North Aisle a simple earth-cut grave-like feature was revealed beneath a very worn grave slab inscribed ‘EDWARD… … … … … ..WORTH’ ‘DIED 84 YEARS’. The upper 35cm of the fill of the ‘grave’ was excavated and no in situ remains were discovered.