SNN114586 - Archaeological Evaluation Report: Trial trenching on land off Buxton Drive, Desborough, Northamptonshire

Avant Homes commissioned Allen Archaeology Limited to undertake an archaeological evaluation by trial trenching on land off Buxton Drive, Desborough, Northamptonshire, as a condition of planning consent for a residential development. An archaeological desk-based assessment was previously prepared for this site summarising the potential for prehistoric and roman archaeology to be negligible and that Anglo-Saxon activity was well represented within Desborough. Medieval activity is represented by surviving ridge and furrow, particularly in the western field of the site. A geophysical survey undertaken in 2022 identified a double-bank on the site extending over 1km to the south. Seven trenches were excavated, five 30m x 1.8m and two 50m x 1.8m, at various locations across the site. The banks and hollow way were identified in Trench 1, but were undated. A single undated northwest – southeast orientated gully was identified in Trench 3.