Information for record number MWA2951:
Site of Roman Settlement at Baginton

Summary The site of a Roman settlement. Two wells and numerous fragments of pottery were found at the site which is located 400m east of Baginton.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Well
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Baginton
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 74
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Site 2. Opposite side of main road from the Home Farm. Site has now been almost entirely removed by gravel extraction. The Site was very rich in scattered pieces, yielding hundreds of fragments of rims and bases and grey ware. The collection indicates occupation from the late 1st century to the 4th century. Mortaria, a black plate and Samian were noted. Two filled-in, stone-lined wells were found on the Site. One was dug out to water level. It contained pottery sherds, a human skull and part of a bronze bracelet. Also found on the Site were a number of quern fragments and two unusual, three-pronged iron implements, coins of Nero, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Faustina Junior, Licinius and two of Constantine the Great.
2 The whole area is now a derelict, filled-in quarry Site. The material is in Coventry Museum.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Article in serial
Title: A Summary of the Finds of Romano-British Material at Baginton, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Edwards, J.H.
Date: 1951
Page Number: 144-9
Volume/Sheet: 2:5
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Thomson D J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4402
   
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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
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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. 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 QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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