SNN110753 - Land at Site 10, Middlemore Farm, Daventry, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report, October 2012

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by CgMs Consulting Ltd to undertake an archaeological evaluation in advance of a proposed new housing development (‘the Site’). The Site is adjacent to a Romano-British settlement/farmstead lying under and around Middlemore Farm, Daventry, Northamptonshire (NGR 456426 265114). As a result of the archaeological potential of the Site, Northamptonshire County Council produced a brief (NCC 2012) outlining the requirement for six 30m evaluation trenches within the north of the Site. This evaluation revealed the remains of several furrows and an undated drainage gully. All the revealed archaeological features were thought to be of agricultural origin and no dating evidence was retrieved from any of their fills. Prior to the medieval/post-medieval period the Site may have formed pastoral land around the known Romano-British settlement. The south-eastern part of the Site had been landscaped during the construction of the adjacent housing development. This report has been prepared in accordance with current industry best practice (IfA 2008a) and in accordance with IfA Codes of Conduct (2010), and will be submitted to CgMs Consulting Ltd and NCC for approval. The archive is currently held at Wessex Archaeology’s Sheffield offices and will be deposited with an appropriate museum in due course, under a relevant accession number.