Information for record number MWA4465:
Excavation of Roman Settlement at Tiddington, 1925

Summary The 1925 excavation of the Roman site at Tiddington. Evidence of domestic occupation and a group of 10 burials were uncovered. The site is located at the northern end of Stratford upon Avon Golf Course.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Burial, Inhumation, Cemetery
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
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 In 1925 Stratford Golf Course was laid out and much Romano British material was found in and around the holes to the N of the course. An archaeologist observed the work and was able to excavate an L-shaped trench 50m x 40m in the N corner of the course. This uncovered dense domestic occupation and a group of ten inhumations including one headless example.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 24
Author/originator: NJP
Date: 1981
Page Number: 17-24
Volume/Sheet: 24
   
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source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are 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 GOLF COURSE * A prepared area of ground used to play the game of golf on. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument INHUMATION * An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. back

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