Information for record number MWA6338:
Site of a Roman Settlement 300m E of Wharf Farm

Summary The site of a Roman settlement known from finds of pottery and tiles. The site is located 600m north east of the church, Ilmington.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ilmington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 43
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 141 sherds of Roman date brought into Warwick Museum. This pottery seems to have a 2nd century to 4th century date range. This scatter has also produced tile, suggesting the presence of a building. This includes a piece of flue tile, which implies the proximity of a building of some substance and sophistication.
2 Independent research undertaken in 2014 confirmed the presence of a Late Iron Age and Roman settlement focus on Windmill Hill. A rapid fieldwalking exercise identified further pottery and roof tiles and complemented a geophysical (fluxgate gradiometer) survey, undertaken at the same time which revealed a sub-rectangular enclosure with peripheral enclosures.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Roman Pottery
Author/originator: PMB
Date: 1987
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Geophysical Survey Report
Title: Fluxgate Gradiometer Survey, Rear of Washbrook Place, Ilmington: Geophysical Survey Report
Author/originator: Carey, G. & Meredith, B.
Date: 2014
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technique Geophysical Survey The measuring and recording of electrical resistivity or magnetism in order to determine the existence and outline of buried features such as walls and ditches. Geophysical techniques include resistivity survey, magnetometer survey and ground penetrating radar. View Image back
period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument WINDMILL * A tower-like structure of wood or brick with a wooden cap and sails which are driven around by the wind producing power to work the internal machinery. Use with product type where known. 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 FLUE * A passageway, duct or pipe use for the conveyance of heat, gasses, smoke or air. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE * A rectangular shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. 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 ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. back

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