Information for record number MWA1058:
Excavation in RB settlement, Tiddington

Summary The site of a Roman settlement which may have been industrial. Excavation uncovered stone building foundations and finds which included numerous coins, Samian ware and metal objects. The site lies to the west of Tiddington village.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Building
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 A Romano British industrial settlement excavated 1925-7. A number of supposed industrial features were excavated. In addition 106 coins, all of Claudius I to Honorius, pottery including Samian, 54 iron objects, nineteen bronze objects, a brooch, a shale ring and a glass bottle. Photocopy of card in the Further Information file.
3 The evidence for industrial activity should be reassessed and any industrial processes were purely local.
4 A strip 100m long was excavated along the north-east side of the Stratford Golf Course. The excavators encountered a stone building and features which were interpreted as evidence for tilemaking and iron and lead smelting. In 1937 Wellstood carried out further investigations adjacent to the 1927 excavations. Finds survive but records do not. More stone foundations appear to have been found.
5 Copy of the plan of the 1981 excavation in the Further Information file.
6 Account of the excavation in 1925.
7 Report of magnetic survey in 1979.
8 Minutes of a meeting proposing the geophysical survey in
6.
9 SMR card covers points <1-4>. Photocopy in the Further Information file.
10 excavation to the south east of the area previously excavated has shown that the settlement was bounded by a large ditch (located in 1979 by a geophysical survey) within which lie stone and timber buildings occupied from the 2nd to the 4th centuries. Inhumation burials and field ditches have been found outside, together with rubbish pits and Wells along a trackway heading south-east.
11 excavation on the south-east corner of the roadside settlement and on associated burial and rubbish-disposal areas and field system was followed by salvage recording. The settlement began in the 1st century AD in an area of Iron Age homesteads, probably along a road running along the south bank of the Avon. It expanded southwards in the 2nd century and was re-planned in the 4th and surrounded by an irregular defensive ditch. Trial excavations ona second site within the settlement immediately to the north of the road (SP 2165 5565) found further 1st century occupation.
12 A settlement site on the north side of the Tiddington road was excavated from March to December 1982. The earliest occupation, probably dating to the early 1st century AD consisted of an extensive sequence of enclosures, some containing post-built timber buildings with associated hearths, ovens and pits. In the early 2nd century gravel streets were laid out: these were accompanied by a further sequence of timber buildings. Two pottery kilns, one late 1st century, and one early 2nd were also excavated. After the 3rd century no further buildings were built on the site, although the road system continued in use. In the late Roman period burials, both isolated and in small groups, were concentrated beside the roads.
13 Report on the excavations carried out 1925-1927 in the Antiquaries Journal. Description of the pottery and the iron industrial waste.
 
Sources
Source No: 5
Source Type: Article in serial
Title: Britannia: Roman Britain in 1981
Author/originator: N B Rankov, M W C Hassall and R S O Tomlin
Date: 1982
Page Number: 327-422
Volume/Sheet: 13
   
Source No: 10
Source Type: Article in serial
Title: Britannia: Roman Britain in 1980
Author/originator: F O Grew, M W C Hassall and R S O Tomlin
Date: 1981
Page Number: 313-396
Volume/Sheet: 12
   
Source No: 11
Source Type: Article in serial
Title: Britannia: Roman Britain in 1981
Author/originator: N B Rankov, M W C Hassall and R S O Tomlin
Date: 1982
Page Number: 327-422
Volume/Sheet: 13
   
Source No: 13
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Antiquaries Journal
Author/originator:
Date: 1926
Page Number: 193
Volume/Sheet: 6 (2)
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Tiddington Road - Golf Course
Author/originator:
Date: 1925
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Excavation Report
Author/originator: Fieldhouse, W et al
Date: 1931
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Source No: 9
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
Date:
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
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Source No: 12
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 25
Author/originator:
Date: 1982
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA
Author/originator: Palmer N J
Date: 1981
Page Number: 17-24
Volume/Sheet: 24
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Magnetic Survey - Tiddington 1979
Author/originator: Aspinall, A. & P.
Date: 1979
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Source No: 8
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Romano-British Settlement at Tiddington
Author/originator: Maclagan H
Date: 1979
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: TBAS vol 86
Author/originator: Webster G
Date: 1974
Page Number: 53
Volume/Sheet: 86
   
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source Britannia Britannia, the journal of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies which contains articles about the archaeology of Roman Britain. It is published annually and copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
technique Geophysical Survey The measuring and recording of electrical resistivity or magnetism in order to determine the existence and outline of buried features such as walls and ditches. Geophysical techniques include resistivity survey, magnetometer survey and ground penetrating radar. View Image back
technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument GOLF COURSE * A prepared area of ground used to play the game of golf on. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument OVEN * A brick, stone or iron receptacle for baking bread or other food in. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument RUBBISH PIT * A pit where domestic waste material is deposited. back
monument INHUMATION * An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument POTTERY KILN * A structure, composed of oven and hovel, used for the firing of pottery ware. back
monument HEARTH * The slab or place on which a fire is made. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument FIELD SYSTEM * A group or complex of fields which appear to form a coherent whole. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back
monument TRACKWAY * A pathway, not necessarily designed as such, beaten down by the feet of travellers. back
monument HOMESTEAD * A small settlement, usually consisting of one dwelling with ancillary buildings. back

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