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| HER Number | MWB2086 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Ermin Street - Thatcham Newtown |
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Summary
Line of Roman road found at several locations during the excavations of the settlement at Thatcham Newtown
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01163.06.000
Monument Type(s):
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full Description
LINE OF ROAD THROUGH THATCHAM CONFIRMED BY EXCAVATION AND EXTENDED BY PROBING BY W E HARRIS, WHO CONTENDS THATCHAM IS SPINAE. EXTENSIVE ROMAN SETTLEMENT UNDER THATCHAM STRUNG OUT IN A LINEAR FASHION SEEMS TO INDICATE IS BASED ON THE ROAD.
A section drawing was made of the road in 1933, although it is reproduced at a very small scale in the Transactions <1>. Harris noted the existence of a hard macadamised surface c 2 inches thick and cambered at various points in Thatcham Newtown <2>. He also found a ditch on the south side, north of the extant Bath Road.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Newbury District Field Club. 1935. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1935 VOL 7 NO 2. P128 Fig 26. [Article in serial / SWB10880] |
| <02> | Newbury District Field Club. 1937. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1937 VOL 7 NO 4. p231-245 Fig 43 Nos 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18 and 32. [Article in serial / SWB10479] |
| <03> | Margary, Ivan D. 1955. Roman Roads in Britain: I (1955 edition). South of the Foss Way-Bristol Channel. p121. [Monograph / SWB12740] |
| <04> | Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2008. 69, 71A and 73 Bath Road, Thatcham, West Berkshire - An archaeological excavation draft publication report. Report 04/112. [Unpublished document / SWB147471] |
Related Monuments
| MWB2087 | Ermin Street? - east of Lower Henwick Farm (Monument) |
| MWB20150 | Ermin Street? - west of Henwick Lane (Monument) |
| MWB2073 | Ermin Street (Margary's road 41a) (Monument) |
| MWB3556 | Thatcham Newtown - Roman settlement general location (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1023 | 69, 71A and 73 Bath Road, Thatcham, West Berkshire - Archaeological excavation (Ref: Site Code BRT04/112) |
| EWB238 | Thatcham Newtown - general location of investigations of Roman archaeology, 1920s-30s |
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