Duston History Quiz Answers

1. 

Up to around 400AD, there was a Roman town in the Duston area. But whereabouts is it thought to have been located?

c.

Near the site of the Matalan store (Ross Road).

2.

Which road traces the path of the Roman road that passed through the Duston area?

a.

Berrywood Road.

3.

To which major Roman road did the one through Duston link?

a.

Watling Street.

4.

In the Dark Ages, which Saxon kingdom did Duston fall under?

a.

Mercia.

5.

The manor of Duston was founded in 1086 and handed to the Norman nobleman William Peveril. Who is reputed to be Peveril's father?

b.  

William the Conqueror.

6.

Which type of stone was not quarried at Duston?

c.

Granite.

7.

The Quarry Arms, which was built for the men who worked in the stone pits, closed at the end of the nineteenth century, but what business now occupies the building?

b.  

Post Office in Port Road.

8.

Which touring circus once had its winter quarters at Hopping Hill?

b.  

Fossetts.

9.

Which Victorian prime minister once owned the Duston manor estate?

a.

Lord Melbourne.

10.

In which TV series did St Crispin Hospital appear?

b.  

Dr. Who.