Information for record number MWA1110:
Roman cemetery, Wellesbourne

Summary The site of a cemetery dating to the Roman period was discovered during the development of a housing estate. Three skeletons along with finds which included boot nails, pottery and a tile were found at the site in Wellesbourne.
What Is It?  
Type: Cemetery
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wellesbourne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Three skeletons were found in building trenches on the Willowdene housing development in May 1966. Skeleton 1 was disturbed by contractors and removed by the police. Skeletons 2 and 3 were excavated by JMM and Mr A Baker. Skeleton 2 produced a piece of tile from near the pelvis and iron nails or rivets from boots. Three pot sherds and a piece of lava were found with skeleton 3. Further skeletons were possibly disturbed during building work. The skeletons were about 0.9m down in sandy loam.
2 Human remains were found in a back garden of 4, Ashtree Close, Wellesbourne in 1983. The remaining bones survived in the section of a trench and indicated that the body had been aligned due N-S, on its back and presumably fully stretched.
3 Letter after the 1966 discoveries.
4 Plan showing location of 1966 and 1983 discoveries.
5 Letter from WM to the pathologist.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Roman British cemetery, Wellesbourne.
Author/originator: Morris, J.M.
Date: 1966
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Excavation archive
Title: Skeleton from Wellesbourne
Author/originator: Maclagan H
Date: 1983
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation archive
Title: Romano British cemetery, Wellesbourne
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1966
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Excavation archive
Title: Romano British cemetery, Wellesbourne
Author/originator: Thomson D J
Date: 1983
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Plan
Title: Romano British cemetery, Wellesbourne
Author/originator: East Midlands Electricity Board
Date: 1966
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source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 HOUSING ESTATE * A residential district planned as a unit. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HUMAN REMAINS * The unarticulated remains of the body of a human being. If articulated use inhumation. back

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