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Name:Bancroft Villa, Wolverton
HER Number:MMK1388
Type of record:Monument
Grid Reference:SP 827 403
Map Sheet:SP84SW
Location:Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
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Summary

Stone-built winged corridor villa with tesselated floors, mosaics, hypocausts, 2 bath suites at least 3 agricultural outbuildings and a fish pond. Occupation date range C1st- C5thAD

Monument Types

  • VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Events

  • Bancroft Villa
  • Bancroft Villa
  • Bancroft Villa Garden
  • Bancroft Villa
  • Bancroft Villa
  • Bancroft Villa
  • Bancroft Villa
  • Bancroft Villa
  • Bancroft Villa
  • Bancroft Villa

Full description

1) Stone-built winged corridor villa with tesselated floors, mosaics, hypocausts, 2 bath suites and at least 3 agricultural outbuildings. Occupation date range C1st- C5thAD. Identified from extensive tile scatter 1971. Excav 1973-8 & 1983-6. Formerly called Bradwell Villa (bi13)


Aston M (ed) 1988 " Medieval fish, fisheries & fishponds in England", BAR British Series : Zeepvat R.J. 1988 " Fisponds in Britain" pp. 17-25 (Document). SMK4687.

Williams & Zeepvat 1994 "Bancroft" vol 1, BAS monograph no, 7 (Document). SMK4688.

<01> RECS OF BUCKS 1973 19 P347/MILTON KEYNES JNL 1974 3 PP 5,7/BRITANNIA 1974 5 P436/CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLET TER 1974 4 P33 (Document). SMK1720.

<02> BRITANNIA 1974 5 PP381-3 &PL XXXIV (NOTE BY MJ GRE EN) (Document). SMK1721.

<03> RECS OF BUCKS 1974 19 P508/CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 1975 5 P14/BRITANNIA 1975 6 P 257 (Document). SMK1722.

<04> GREEN MJ 1975 EXCAVATIONS AT THE BRADWELL ROMAN VI LLA 1973-4, 1ST INTERIM REPORT (COPY, CAS FILE) (Document). SMK1723.

<05> RECS OF BUCKS 1975 20 P139/BRITANNIA 1976 7 P337/C BA GP 9 NSLTR 1976 6 P41/HASELGROVE C 1978 SUPP'TA RY GAZETTEER OF FINDSPOTS OF CELTIC COINS-- P57 (Document). SMK1724.

<06> CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 1977 7 PP79-85/RECS OF BUCK S 1977 20 P486/BRITANNIA 1977 8 P400 (Document). SMK1725.

<07> RECS OF BUCKS 1977 20 P486/CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 1978 8 P46 (Document). SMK1726.

<08> RECS OF BUCKS 1978 20 P662/CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 1979 9 PP67-76/BRITANNIA 10 1979 PP303-4 (Document). SMK1727.

<09> BULLETIN OF THE BOARD OF CELTIC STUDIES 1980 29 PP 174-183 (AN RB FACE-URN FRAGMENT FROM THE BANCROFT VILLA--)/RECS OF BUCKS 1978 20 P672 (Document). SMK1728.

<10> RECS OF BUCKS 1983 25 P171/SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOL OGY 1984 14 PP16-21 (Document). SMK1729.

<11> SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY 1983 13 PP32-53; 1985 1 5 PP30-38; 1986 16 PP49-53; 1987 17 PP43-46/RECS O F BUCKS 1984 26 P126 (Document). SMK1730.

<12> MKAU CARD 105/1-5, &MKAU ARCHIVE (Document). SMK1731.

<13> MYNARD DC (ED) 1987 ROMAN MILTON KEYNES; EXCAVATION & FIELDWORK 1971-82 (BUCKS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOC MO NOGRAPH SERIES NO1) PP22, 60-79, &C (Document). SMK1732.

<14> MARNEY PT 1989 ROMAN &BELGIC POTTERY FROM EXCAVATI ONS IN MILTON KEYNES 1972-82 (BUCKS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY MONOGRAPH NO 2) PP50, 54 (Document). SMK1733.

<15> MK COLOUR SLIDES 41 &50 (&NOTES &C) ON CAS FILE (Document). SMK1734.

Sources and further reading

---SMK4687 - Document: Aston M (ed) 1988 " Medieval fish, fisheries & fishponds in England", BAR British Series : Zeepvat R.J. 1988 " Fisponds in Britain" pp. 17-25.
---SMK4688 - Document: Williams & Zeepvat 1994 "Bancroft" vol 1, BAS monograph no, 7.
<01>SMK1720 - Document: RECS OF BUCKS 1973 19 P347/MILTON KEYNES JNL 1974 3 PP 5,7/BRITANNIA 1974 5 P436/CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLET TER 1974 4 P33.
<02>SMK1721 - Document: BRITANNIA 1974 5 PP381-3 &PL XXXIV (NOTE BY MJ GRE EN).
<03>SMK1722 - Document: RECS OF BUCKS 1974 19 P508/CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 1975 5 P14/BRITANNIA 1975 6 P 257.
<04>SMK1723 - Document: GREEN MJ 1975 EXCAVATIONS AT THE BRADWELL ROMAN VI LLA 1973-4, 1ST INTERIM REPORT (COPY, CAS FILE).
<05>SMK1724 - Document: RECS OF BUCKS 1975 20 P139/BRITANNIA 1976 7 P337/C BA GP 9 NSLTR 1976 6 P41/HASELGROVE C 1978 SUPP'TA RY GAZETTEER OF FINDSPOTS OF CELTIC COINS-- P57.
<06>SMK1725 - Document: CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 1977 7 PP79-85/RECS OF BUCK S 1977 20 P486/BRITANNIA 1977 8 P400.
<07>SMK1726 - Document: RECS OF BUCKS 1977 20 P486/CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 1978 8 P46.
<08>SMK1727 - Document: RECS OF BUCKS 1978 20 P662/CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 1979 9 PP67-76/BRITANNIA 10 1979 PP303-4.
<09>SMK1728 - Document: BULLETIN OF THE BOARD OF CELTIC STUDIES 1980 29 PP 174-183 (AN RB FACE-URN FRAGMENT FROM THE BANCROFT VILLA--)/RECS OF BUCKS 1978 20 P672.
<10>SMK1729 - Document: RECS OF BUCKS 1983 25 P171/SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOL OGY 1984 14 PP16-21.
<11>SMK1730 - Document: SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY 1983 13 PP32-53; 1985 1 5 PP30-38; 1986 16 PP49-53; 1987 17 PP43-46/RECS O F BUCKS 1984 26 P126.
<12>SMK1731 - Document: MKAU CARD 105/1-5, &MKAU ARCHIVE.
<13>SMK1732 - Document: MYNARD DC (ED) 1987 ROMAN MILTON KEYNES; EXCAVATION & FIELDWORK 1971-82 (BUCKS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOC MO NOGRAPH SERIES NO1) PP22, 60-79, &C.
<14>SMK1733 - Document: MARNEY PT 1989 ROMAN &BELGIC POTTERY FROM EXCAVATI ONS IN MILTON KEYNES 1972-82 (BUCKS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY MONOGRAPH NO 2) PP50, 54.
<15>SMK1734 - Document: MK COLOUR SLIDES 41 &50 (&NOTES &C) ON CAS FILE.

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