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Northamptonshire, England

Wellingborough Nene boot-town riverside

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: leatherwork scrap.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1900 historic-map era

Boot, shoe and iron town on the River Nene; works and yards tipped refuse near the riverside and old wharves.

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