Information for record number MWA3829:
Site of Possible Roman Well at Mitford Bridge

Summary The site of a possible well dating to the Roman period, identified from Roman finds including a jar and animal bones. It is located 700m south of Burmington.
What Is It?  
Type: Well
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Burmington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 37
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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Site of a Roman ?well.
1 Roman finds made in well in stream bed when road widening. well was 0.9m in diameter and 2.1m deep. Finds, previously held by Mr Wilkinson, the County Surveyor, included a Roman jar of Flavian date - now restored, five further sherds from the same, one further sherd, some animal bone and oyster shell.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
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Author/originator: WM
Date:
Page Number: A2
Volume/Sheet: Accession Card
   
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Glossary

 
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. back

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