Information for record number MWA1344:
Site of a Possible Roman Villa 100m E of the Barn House

Summary The site of a possible Roman villa which is suggested by finds including coins and building material such as roof tile. It is located 200m west of Weston on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Villa
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Welford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A Romano British site. A coin of Theodosius was found here in 1958.
2 Bronze figure of a boar from Welford.
3 Weston on Avon. Small bronze boar and Constantinian coins.
4 Reference
3 also records pottery and a coin of Domitian which are known to have come from another site (see PRN 1299). It is possible from reference
2 that the boar and Constantinian coins came from this site.
5 Scatter of Romano British pottery, a coin, and a piece of worked stone.
6 Samian with stamp (c80 AD), orange, grey wares, mortaria, coin, iron slag.
7 Finds made in 1958 include large quantities of pot, roof and flue tile, a coin and several grey tesserae.
8 A ditch or natural hollow was sectioned to the N of the site in 1958 in a pipe trench and produced 2nd and 4th century material.
9 Find made with a metal detector n 1987: An unidentified Roman coin.
10 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: three coins of the 3rd to 4th century.
11 Finds made with a metal detector in 1988 t SP154519 approx. A Roman pin head and 22 coins of the 3rd and 4th centuries.
12 Illustration of Roman pin head.
13 Finds made using a metal detector in 1988: Coins of the 1st, 3rd and 4th century.
14 Only a thin scatter of pottery was evident on the surface of the field. A stone saddle quern was also found.
15 Correspondence from Prof. Shotton about the site.
16 Drawing of stonework.
17 Correspondence from 1986.
18 Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information: Date found: 2000-08-31T23:00:00Z Date found (2): 2001-02-01T00:00:00Z Methods of discovery: Metal detector Date found: 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Methods of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 1, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Doubleday H A & Page W (eds)
Date: 1904
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Volume/Sheet: 1
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Finds report
Author/originator: Dyer C
Date: 1958
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Source No: 15
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Weston on Avon
Author/originator: Shotton, F.
Date: 1959
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Source No: 17
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Romano British site, Weston on Avon
Author/originator: WM/Chris Dyer
Date: 1986
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Source No: 16
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Stonework from Weston on Avon
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Date:
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Source No: 12
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Items from Welford on Avon
Author/originator: Pickin J
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1269
   
Source No: 13
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1270
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1270
   
Source No: 11
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1269
Author/originator: Pickin J
Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1269
   
Source No: 9
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 900
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 900
   
Source No: 10
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1115
Author/originator: Pickin J
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1115
   
Source No: 18
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) Database
Author/originator: British Museum
Date:
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Map
Title: 44NE
Author/originator: JMM
Date:
Page Number: 44NE
Volume/Sheet: Annotated Map
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Plan
Title: Weston on Avon
Author/originator: Dyer C
Date: 1958
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title:
Author/originator: WM
Date:
Page Number: A2
Volume/Sheet: Accession Card
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBGAS
Author/originator:
Date: 1884
Page Number: 23
Volume/Sheet: 9
   
Source No: 14
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: Welford on Avon
Author/originator: Pickin J
Date: 1988
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Volume/Sheet: Field Survey Form
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: R.C. Hingley personal comments
Author/originator: R C Hingley
Date:
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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 WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed 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 HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FLUE * A passageway, duct or pipe use for the conveyance of heat, gasses, smoke or air. back
monument VILLA * A term for a type of house, with varying definitions according to period. Roman villas were high-status and usually associated with a rural estate, whereas Georgian and later period villas were often semi-detached, town houses. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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

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