Northamptonshire HER
Last updated : 31 March 2026
Description
The Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record is a key information source for every aspect of the historic environment within the modern county. It originated in 1973 and consists of a database linked to digital mapping, with the digital records comprising summaries of the more detailed physical resource held by the HER. The HER contains information on all known archaeological sites, historic buildings and historic landscape features within the county. It includes more than 65,000 records of all periods from the earliest human activity to the present day, including stray finds and industrial remains. All Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings are recorded together with historic landscapes, historic parks and gardens, battlefields and field systems. Buried remains and many demolished buildings are also included. The HER is continuously enhanced and updated with new sites and further information about already known sites. The hard copy collection held by the HER includes an extensive library, which includes books, journals and unpublished excavation reports (grey literature) as well as a large archive of secondary sources, including plans, illustrations and photographs, both aerial photography and images of individual sites and buildings.
Service Host organisation
West Northamptonshire Council
Local authorities covered
West Northamptonshire Council and North Northamptonshire Council
Contact information
- Name
- Charlotte Walker
- Job Title
- Senior HER Officer
- Telephone Number
- 01604 527470
- Email Address
- [email protected]
- Name
- Jack Brown
- Job Title
- HER Assistant
- Telephone Number
- 01604 527470
- Email Address
- [email protected]
Further information
- Address
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Northamptonshire Record Office, Wootton Hall Park
Mereway
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN4 8BQ
Visiting
- Opening hours
- Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
- Visitor facilities
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Visitor search area with desk; PC workstation with access to HER database, scanning; extensive library of national and local periodicals, monographs, books and other sources; large aerial photographic collection and other photographs; digital early edition OS maps.
- Information available
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Records of archaeological and historic finds, monuments (including historic buildings), and landscapes, and recording events including fieldwork reports, mapping and photographs. Designations information. Historic mapping. Geological mapping. Please note: Access to the HER is free to members of the public during Record Office opening hours. However, when customers visit us, and require assistance from a member of staff to identify the information they need, other than a general introduction, a charge will be made (£17.00 for 30 minutes/ £32.80 per hour). We call this service a 'personal consultation'. If you think you may need assistance using the HER, please ensure you book staff time before you visit, otherwise a staff member may not be available. If you are not able to visit the HER, or would rather that we carry out the search on your behalf, we are happy to do so (charges may apply; please see our website for more details). Please note that we have a ten working day turn around.