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Archaeological excavation at The Grange Rothley, Leicestershire, March-June 2007 |
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Northamptonshire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Northamptonshire Archaeology was commissioned by CgMs Consulting to undertake an archaeological excavation in advance of development at The Grange, Rothley, Leicestershire, which lies to the immediate north of the churchyard of the parish church. Roman activity in close vicinity to the site was represented by large quantities of building material, including roof tiles and slates, together with a series of substantial post-pits, ditches, gullies and layers dating to the 2nd-4th centuries. Standing remains of Roman buildings may have still been extant when burial commenced in the late7th/early 8th century, as defined by radiocarbon dating. The burials would have lain in the northern part of a churchyard that was presumably attached to an undocumented Saxon minster church. The remains of up to 149 individuals were at least partially in situ, although many were heavily disturbed, with extensive deposits of reburied and disarticulated bone. Originally, there had been at least 161 burials. There was a single well defined primary row of burials and further partial rows, and the numerous gaps appear to be genuine and not solely a result of later disturbance. Burial in this area appears to have ceased by the end of the 10th century, indicating there was a contraction of the churchyard within the late Saxon period, perhaps reflecting a change of status for the church sometime prior to the Norman Conquest. Later medieval and post-medieval activity was represented by a small number of pits and gullies and garden features relating to the late 18th-century Grange. |
Author: |
T Upson-Smith
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Publisher: |
Northamptonshire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Leicestershire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Locations: |
Site: |
The Grange, School Street |
Parish: |
ROTHLEY |
District: |
Charnwood |
County: |
Leicestershire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
The Grange Rothley Leicestershire |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Grange |
Grid Reference: 458670, 312730 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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HUMAN REMAINS
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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Slate And Ceramic Roof Tile, Pottery
(Find)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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CEMETERY
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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Ditches, Post-Pits
(Monus)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Late7thearly 8th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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10th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Late Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal) |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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EXCAVATION
(Event)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
northamp3-155155 |
OBIB: |
11/121 |
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Note: |
A4, blue spine, heat bound, clear covers
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |