Information for record number MWA920:
Site of Probable Roman Settlement

Summary The site of a probable settlement dating to the Roman period and known from various finds including Roman pottery, stone and a brooch. It is located 800m south west of Bishopton Hill.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Old Stratford and Drayton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 17 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 'A good crop of Romano British sherds can be harvested annually.'
2 1971: Pottery sherds (grey ware, black burnished ware, native 'Samian' etc). Also an area of stone, could be building stone.
3 The farmer possesses a collection of pottery and pieces of clay pipe from the site which includes a few sherds of coarse Romano British ware. A bronze fibula was discovered near the N boundary of the field in 1978. This was found by M Longfield with a metal detector and dates to c60 AD. field examined in 1979. Further sherds of Romano British coarse pottery of Severn Valley type, especially in the E portion of the field. The site, on the brow of rising land above the valley, is typical of those chosen for Romano British farmsteads in this area.
4 Plan in FI File.
5 Scale drawing of the brooch.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Bishopton, Stratford on Avon
Author/originator: Hooke D
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Drawing
Title: RB brooch found at Bishopton Hill
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Date: 1979
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Plan
Title: Bishopton
Author/originator: Hooke D
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: Roman Settlement, Old Stratford
Author/originator: Ball S
Date: 1971
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Volume/Sheet: Field Record Sheet
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMANS vol 19 1976
Author/originator: Ball S
Date: 1976
Page Number: 33
Volume/Sheet: 19
   
Images:  
Roman brooch found near Bishopton Hill
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1979
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source WMANS West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. Copies are held at 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 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 BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument FARMSTEAD * The homestead of a farm consisting of a farmhouse and working farm buildings, with yards, other working areas and usually a garden to the house. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back

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