Data from a Trial Trenching at Welsh Road, Boddington Cutting, Northamptonshire, 2020 (HS2 Phase One)
High Speed Two Ltd., MOLA Headland Infrastructure, MOLA Northampton, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5284/1133815. How to cite using this DOI
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1133815
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Introduction
This collection comprises Text, Images, Vector graphics, Spreadsheets, Site Records and Harris Matrices from trial trenching work at Welsh Road, Boddington Cutting, Northamptonshire. The work was undertaken in 2020 by MOLA Headland Infrastructure.
The text data included the survey, summary, interim and fieldwork reports, trench logs and feature data. Raster data incuded digital site photos, sketch plans and sections. Spreadsheet data included the trench inventory, finds and environmental data.Project Summary
125 trial trenches were excavated for an archaeological evaluation at Welsh Road. This revealed a small group 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 with a settlement extending further to the south-east. A rectilinear enclosure towards the centre of site confirmed the presence of a possible farmstead/settlement, identified in the geophysical survey. Clear indication of Medieval to modern agricultural practices were identified throughout site in the form of cultivation furrows. 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.
Re-Use Value Statement
This archive can be used independently and/or in in conjunction with the rest of HS2 datasets in order to inform the archaeological features and periods unearthed on this route as interpretations of landscape archaeology. This can also function as a guide to digital archiving for future infrastructure projects benefiting both the commercial sector and the research community.
The final deposition location for the artefactual assemblage is to be confirmed.
