[2] In 1823, the historian and archaeologist George Baker undertook the first excavation of the site, he discovered the remains of the Roman villa.

The site then underwent a full excavation in 1852 by local historian Beriah Botfield who recorded his findings.

The station became an electronic service centre for the repair of BBC transmission equipment, and a local transmitter maintenance team was also based here until the late 1990s.

[3] Borough Hill was the location of ROC Post Daventry, part of the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation.

[4] After the closure of the radio station, most of the land was bought by the former Daventry District Council who opened it up to the public as a country park.