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Norton Community Archaeology Group was established in 2006 to investigate the archaeology of the historic parish of Norton in Hertfordshire, now part of Letchworth Garden City. Norton has extraordinarily well preserved historical records covering 1000 years of our social history and un-spoilt archaeology spanning 10,000 years. The Norton Community Archaeology Group (NCAG) was set up to further our knowledge of the village and surrounding area through practical “hands-on” historical research and archaeological excavations. Participation is currently at no cost to Letchworth residents. Families, schools and individuals are all welcome to join in, whatever your experience and age. We have the rare opportunity to get “hands-on” with our own history and to make many further exciting discoveries.

The historic core of Norton from the air in the summer of 2008

Our website is currently undergoing major redevelopment to allow a more interactive experience for visitors. Please bear with us while the contents of this new version continue to be updated.

We returned to Stapleton’s Field from 27 July to 28 August to have another look at the henge. This time, we dug two trenches at right angles, one across the centre of the monument and the other along the eastern bank. An account of what happened can be found on our blog. You can download the Project Design for 2011 to find out more about what we were hoping to achieve. Our Project Design for 2012 will be available soon.

Norton Community Archaeology Group now has its own channel on Vimeo, where we will be posting video diaries and other video clips to keep people updated on our progress in the field, as well as its own Flikr stream of photographs showing the Group’s activities.

You can view the Anglia Television news item about the Group broadcast on 27 August 2011 here.

• Geophysical Surveys in Stapleton's Field 28 February 2012 Hi everybody Having been given the long awaited permission to access Stapleton’s Field, I am proposing to carry out Geophysical Surveys there in February and March The initial surveys will be over the henge site and the area proposed for the excavat...
• Easter Test Pits 28 February 2012 Ever wanted to be part of an Archaeological Dig? The Norton Community Archaeology Group (NCAG) is looking for volunteers who would like to take part in our Easter “training dig” 6th to the 9th of April 2012. And then join “the big dig” at the 5000 year...
• Experts visit Stapleton’s Field henge 8 January 2012 On Thursday 5 January, Professor Mike Parker Pearson (University of Sheffield) and Dr Anne Teather (University of Chester) came to visit the site of the henge in Stapleton’s Field. Mike is a leading expert on henges and has conducted recent excavation...