Information for record number MWA7476:
Findspot - Roman pottery & slates

Summary The possible site of a Roman settlement. Fragments of pottery, including Samian ware, and roof slates have been found at the site, which is situated in the area of Lark Stoke.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Admington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 43
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 The cleaning out of a water course to the east of Lower Lark Stoke produced some Romano-British pottery (Samian ware, which may indicate a high status site), and stone roofing slates, including the lozenge shaped type which is commonly found on Roman sites. A building of villa status may have stood in this valley in the Roman period.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Admington Survey
Author/originator: Dyer C
Date: 1995
Page Number: 3-4
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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument VILLA * A term for a type of house, with varying definitions according to period. Roman villas were high-status and usually associated with a rural estate, whereas Georgian and later period villas were often semi-detached, town houses. back

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