Bozeat

A little north-west of Bozeat a 48 ft circular Roman building was excavated in 1964–65. Two Roman kilns and five other buildings were also found during work on a housing estate. In the 15th century there was a thriving weaving industry within the farming community, but by the beginning of the 20th century the population had risen to 1,200 and boasted a cottage lace-making industry, a shoe industry and a windmill, with many independent tradesmen, making a very self-reliant village. At this time Bozeat had at least 20 shops, a school, five pubs and four churches. There are many wells in the village, one of the most important being the communal 'Town Well', which came from a jet of water…