Possible Roman building, south of Church of St Peter-ad-Vincula (EHER 8714)

A large quantity of roof and flue tiles, pottery, brick and a coin have been found in this area indicating a possible villa site.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Possible Roman building south of church. Wall foundations, fragments of roof tiles and tesserae found going under road into the garden of 'The Lawn' opposite. <1> A large quantity of fragments of roof and flue tiles, pottery, tesserae and a coin of Magnentius were found in November 1898 in a piece of land added to the south west of the churchyard, adjoining the lych gate at TL 85322297. <2> - <4> In 1926 5 imbrices of pale buff clay were found 3ft deep in the garden of 'The Lawn'. This seems adequate evidence for a Roman house. <4> - <7> September 1976. Field visit. No further finds from the churchyard have been reported. A scatter of Roman building debris was seen in the allotments adjoining the churchyard centred TL 85362300. The finds here include fragments of brick and tile and a few sherds of pottery mixed with later medieval debris. The Roman material occurs at about three sherds per square metre, but the density is insufficient to indicate the site of a building here. <8> <9>