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Summary	A gully containing a sherd of Roman pottery was located during evaluation at 69 Tiddington Road, outside the extent of Roman settlement. This represent s a field boundary gully, in agricultural land around the Roman village.

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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1 A gully containing a sherd of Roman pottery was located during evaluation at 69 Tiddington Road, outside the extent of Roman settlement. This represent s a field boundary gully, in agricultural land around the Roman village.

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Source No:	1
Source Type:	Evaluation Report
Title:	Archaeological Evaluation at 69 Tiddington Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Wawickshire
Author/originator:	Stuart Palmer
Date:	2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:	1001

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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. more ->	back
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
SETTLEMENT *	A small concentration of dwellings.	back
GULLY *	A deep gutter, drain or sink.	back
ROAD *	A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles.	back
FIELD BOUNDARY *	The limit line of a field.	back