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Monument Number 347512
Hob Uid: 347512
Location : Northamptonshire Corby Weldon
Grid Ref : SP9294089990
Summary : Site of a Roman villa dating from the C1st to C4th first discovered in 1738. Site of Iron workshop
More information : (SP 9293 8999) Roman Villa (GS) (Site of) (1) A Roman villa with three successive periods of building, being of winged corridor type in its final phase, dating from late 1st or 2nd century to 350AD with some further occupation of the site to late 4th century; first uncovered in 1738 and partly re-excavated in 1954-5 to total destruction by iron mining. There was considerable evidence for iron working and a workshop with three furnaces was probably for this purpose. Re-sited from plan to SP92948999 (4). (2-4) Roman villa (SP 92948999) Additional references.The Roman shears (SP 98 NW 9) and jewellery (SP 98 NW 6) from the parish may be from this site. (5) Listed in gazetteer of Roman villas. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1958.
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Vol(s) : 44, 1954

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Vol(s) : 46, 1956

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Source details : 1:2500 plan A.O.Archives No 2066. (Supplied and drawn(?) by David Smith of Kings College Newcastle 23.2.55).
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Source Number : 5
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Vol(s) : 47, 1957

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Vol(s) : 1, 1953

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Source Number : 6
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Source details : NH 115
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
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Monument End Date : 399
Monument Start Date : 67
Monument Type : Iron Working Site, Villa
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : NN 105
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 98 NW 6
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1953-01-01
End Date : 1956-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2000-01-01
End Date : 2000-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 347512