Commemorative plaque 76050

This black commemorative plaque records: Saxon origins and St. Peter's church. St. Peter's church is one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in the county. Erected around 1170 by Simon De St. Liz, first Norman Earl of Northampton, on the site of an earlier Saxon church. Close by, archaeological excavations revealed that this was the site of an early Saxon settlement (about 400-650 AD). Important mid-Saxon finds indicate that this could be the original Hamtun settlement, a centre of some importance being a royal estate that grew into an important Danish town about 900AD. Placed by Northampton Borough Council 1987. Recorded plaque organisation: Northampton Borough Council.

St. Peter's church, erected around 1170 by Simon De St. Liz, is a significant example of Norman architecture and stands on an early Saxon settlement site that may have been the original Hamtun, an important royal estate.