Information for record number MWA1826:
Roman road

Summary The remains of a Roman road. Part of a road surface and a ditch were discovered during archaeological work in Wood Street, Stratford upon Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Road, Ditch
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 54
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Ditch and part of Romano British road seen in section by Chris Dyer on 23rd June 1956 in excavation for basement of J C Smith's shop, Wood Street. Section (drawn from memory) as it was filled in next day. Section held in W C Museum. JMM 1959. Note that as this was done by a very young Chris Dyer (apparently 12) it has a good chance of being real.
2 The section appears to have been lost.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: WM
Author/originator: JMM
Date: 1959
Page Number: 18NW
Volume/Sheet: Annotated Map
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: GC
Date: 1980
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1755
   
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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 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
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 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 SHOP * A house or building where goods are made or prepared and displayed for sale and sold. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. 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 BASEMENT * Component. Use wider site type where known. back

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