SNN112708 - AWH- Fieldwork Report for Trial Trenching at Welsh Road Boddington Cutting, Northamptonshire AC320/21

125 trial trenches were excavated for an archaeological evaluation at Welsh Road. This revealed a small collection of finds and features. The artefactual assemblages spanning from the Iron Age to the early modern era are small and predominantly residual. The Iron Age/ Roman roundhouses and linear features identified are most likely associated to a settlement extending further to the southeast. A rectilinear enclosure towards the center of site confirmed the presence of a possible farmstead/settlement, identified in the geophysical survey. Clear indication of Medieval to modern agricultural practices throughout site, in the form of cultivation furrows were identified. The area was clearly used for arable farming in the Medieval and Post-Medieval periods, probably associated with the nearby village of Boddington. The land appears to have continued to be used for agricultural activities to the present day, with a shift from arable to pastoral farming.