Roman finds in Blisworth Parish

Access the map by clicking here - MAP.  It will open in a separate window or tab so that access is maintained to this page.  It will open at a rate purely determined by your internet connection speed - a respectable rate will require about 30 seconds.  Please note that in some browsers there are + and - buttons to control magnification of the map otherwise the key combination Ctrl & + will enlarge the image on the screen and Ctrl & - will do the opposite.  Once download has completed it would be advisable to save a copy to your system.  Below are links to the monumental records for the Parishes of Blisworth, Gayton and Easton Neston.  The other parishes bordering Blisworth also have Roman finds (of considerable interest in some cases) but none are sited within the borders of the map used here.  The records deal only with sites marked with a red mark.  It is appreciated that a way needs to be found to cross-reference the marks on the map with the records below.  At present you can note the approximate eastings and northings, judge which parish the mark falls within and then look up the details.  The smaller marks apply to single finds or a find with little detail.  Marks on a gridline crossing are referenced only with a 4 digit map reference. The inset map tells you that since 1991 a few areas of interest have been obliterated by a new A43 trunk route bypassing the village.

For the green marks the following index helps:  The trackway running across the north-west corner is sometimes referred to as Oxenford Way headed for Northampton.  The trackway, presumably following the lanes, is attributed by some to Offa, c800AD, but its origin is likely to be a Roman road properly surveyed in two locations at the north of the area and presumed headed for Hunsbury Fort and/or Duston.  The trackway running east-west is The Saltway (see also Saltway-East), a Roman trading route thought to originate at Droitwich. Green circular marks are as follows:  703536 is the Gayton Parish Dig in 2007 reported briefly on this website, 720545 is the finds made in c1940 by Mrs Millar (see general section of historical index for Scrapbook, page 8).  The three points at 725528 are as follows, west to east; the area walked by Dr. S. Young in August 2009, some subsequent finds in Sept 2009 and a find by Mrs. Burgoyne in Sept 2009.

Click here for the Blisworth Record,  the Gayton Record and the Easton Neston Record.  These records in MSWord format will be forced to download separately to the folder of your choice. Please note that each new entry in these lists is headed with a discrete SMR Number which would be needed to follow up enquiries at "Monuments Records", County Hall, Northampton.