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A Romano-British settlement at West Haddon, Northamptonshire |
Series: |
Northamptonshire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An open area excavation and a watching brief took place in advance and during construction of the West Haddon Bypass. Field survey and subsequent trail trenching undertaken in 1997/8 had demonstrated the presence of a Romano-British settlement located to the south-east of Village Farm. The earliest evidence for occupation was a circular ditched enclosure and a larger irregular enclosure defined by a sinuous gully. Both of these undated features predated the establishment of a Romano-British settlement comprising a series of sub-rectangular enclosures set out either side of a ditched trackway. The excavation examined parts of three enclosures together with associated features and a section of the trackway. The evidence indicates a rural settlement of modest status whose economy was based upon crop cultivation. The Romano-British settlement appears to have been established in the mid-1st century and reached its zenith in the 2nd to 3rd centuries before being abandoned by the late 3rd century. |
Author: |
P Mason
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Publisher: |
Northamptonshire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Northamptonshire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2006
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Locations: |
Site: |
West Haddon Bypass |
Parish: |
WEST HADDON |
District: |
West Northamptonshire |
County: |
Northamptonshire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 462840, 272430 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
northamp3-15018 |
OBIB: |
Report 06/59 |
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A4 blue spine
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |