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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • Piece of Northamptonshire ironstone, from Irchester Country Park. © NMAG

    Ironstone

    Northamptonshire’s ironstone was formed from iron-rich sediments in the Jurassic period. Quarried since Roman times, ironstone has shaped our landscape, fuelled the county's industry and built our houses.

    175 million years ago Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Parchemnt cover sheet of Weston Haddon Enclosure Award 1765 © NMAG

    West Haddon Enclosure Award

    Parchment copy of the West Haddon Enclosure Award of 1765. It details the allocation of land to each landowner in lieu of their previous holdings.

    Georgian 1765 Stuart to Georgian

  • Broken Roman chalk spindle whorl marked with name © NMAG

    Roman Spindle Whorl

    Marked with the name of the Roman woman who used it, spindle whorls were used to spin wool into yarn to make clothes.

    Roman 43 - 410 CE Roman and Early Medieval