Stanwick Lakes is a country park on the outskirts of the village of Stanwick and was opened in 2006. It is managed by the Rockingham Forest Trust on behalf of East Northamptonshire District Council and comprises 750 acres (304 hectares) of former gravel pits. It is part of the larger River Nene Regional Park.

Stanwick Lakes
Stanwick Lakes is located in Northamptonshire
Stanwick Lakes
Stanwick Lakes
Location within Northamptonshire
Population
OS grid referenceSP967714
• London60.3 miles (97.1 km)
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWellingborough
Postcode districtNN9
Dialling code01933
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52°19′58″N 0°34′56″W / 52.3329°N 0.5821°W / 52.3329; -0.5821

History

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Roman mosaic Stanwick Lakes

Prior to the construction of a bypass and mass excavation of gravel, a Roman villa was excavated in 1984–1992 and several mosaics were found.[1][2][3] In 2013, one of the mosaics was returned after study and is now on display in the Visitor Centre at Stanwick Lakes.

A medieval village was excavated in 1985-1989 near to the village of Ringstead. The earthworks and buried archaeological remains of the medieval village of West Cotton, including a mid-late Anglo-Saxon and medieval settlement abandoned before 1450. The settlement overlies the north end of an extensive prehistoric ceremonial complex.[4]

Geography

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Stanwick Lakes is approximately 15 miles north-east of Northampton.

Landmarks

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The following buildings and structures are listed by Historic England as of special architectural or historic interest.

References

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  1. ^ David S. Neal (1989). "The Stanwick Villa, Northants: An Interim Report on the Excavations of 1984–88". Britannia. 20: 149–168. doi:10.2307/526160. JSTOR 526160.
  2. ^ Raunds Area Survey: An archaeological study of the landscape of Raunds, Northamptonshire 1985-1994, Stephen Parry ISBN 1-84217-180-1
  3. ^ Stanwick Quarry, Northamptonshire, Raunds Area Project: Phasing the Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement at Stanwick, Northamptonshire (Excavations 1984-1992). Volume Two Archaeological report Issue 54, Part 2011 of Research Department report series, ISSN 1749-8775 (Vicky Crosby, Liz Muldowney, English Heritage)
  4. ^ West Cotton, Raunds: a study of medieval settlement dynamics, AD 450-1450: Excavation of a deserted medieval hamlet in Northamptonshire, 1985-1989, Northamptonshire Archaeology, 2010 Oxbow Books
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