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Desborough has been an important place of settlement for thousands of years. Remains have been found here from the stone age, 10,000 years ago. Archaelogical finds record inhabitants from 2,000 BC to the 7th century AD, that is through the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman Occupation, through to the time when Anglo Saxons adopted Christianity. The town's excavated treasures, indicating aristocratic or royal settlement are in the British Museum. Splendid among these is the famous bronze Desborough Mirror, |
Seven centuries later, another important woman must have worn the gold Desborough Necklace, which is outstanding of its kind. It is made of gold coiled wire beads and garnet pendants, with a cross at its centre. It was found, with other possessions, in the grave of an early Christian Saxon lady, and interestingly outside the Church area.
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Desborough Heritage Centre Contact Steve Richards Sketches provided by Robert Mercer |
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Other exhibitions with artefacts show Desborough's Georgian, Victorian and early 20th Century history. You may learn about its industries...
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