1460, Northampton … a key battle of the Wars of the Roses. The battle took place south of the Nene in the vicinity of Delapre Abbey and within view of the Eleanor Cross.
Amidst debate about the exact location, and sporadic plans for development, sympathetic and destructive, Northampton Borough Council have put their policies out to public consultation and there is a questionnaire online to endorse a plan to protect the battlefield.
http://www.northampton.gov.uk/info/200207/building-conservation-and-trees/1952/site-of-the-battle-of-northampton-1460-conservation-management-plan(scroll down to start survey now link)
Please take the time to fill out the survey – every response stacks up to show people care about this. Hopefully you will also want to include in your comments that the site is a registered battlefield and any archaeology done should not be used as an excuse for development.
Closing date is 27th March so don't delay and you can take part even if you are not a UK-resident