Irchester was once a Roman settlement, and this fact is reflected in the inclusion of a helmet in the Greco-Roman style on the village sign.

As the only known Roman road leaves the village in a southerly direction towards the crossing of the River Great Ouse at Turvey, It is thought that most transport and communication was carried out via the nearby River Nene.

An inscribed tombstone found in the village in 1853 (now in the British Museum) indicates that a ‘Strator Consularis’ was buried at Irchester, and large amounts of Roman Pottery have been found in the area.

Irchester on Wikipedia
Irchester Parish Historical Society
Irchester, Roman town

Irchester, OS Grid Ref: SP 925 656