SNN114694 - Archaeological evaluation report: Land east of A6 Roundabout at Bedford Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire

Between March and April 2021 KDK Archaeology Ltd undertook an Archaeological Evaluation at the Land east of A6 and roundabout at Bedford Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire as a condition of planning permission for the development of the site. A total of 30 trenches were excavated revealing a long history of agricultural activity taking place within the development area. Artefacts recovered from this investigation represented a large date range spanning from the mid-late Iron Age through to the modern period. The features exposed on the site included 21 medieval furrows, 40 ditches/irrigation channels which possibly predate the medieval period, two gullies and 11 postholes/small pits. In addition, a number of Victorian and modern land drains were observed throughout the site, many of which intercepted with earlier features on the site.