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HER Number MWB3690
Record Type Monument
Name Possible Roman settlement in Brimpton

Grid Reference SU 557 647
Map Sheet SU56SE
Parish Brimpton, West Berkshire
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Summary

Artefact evidence for a possible Roman villa in the vicinity of the church

Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status

  • Conservation Area: Brimpton

Other Statuses and Cross-References

  • Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01772.00.000

Monument Type(s):

Full Description

FIND OF PART OF A ROMAN HYPOCAUST SUGGESTS A BUILDING AND SETTLEMENT SOMEWHERE IN THIS VICINITY

Peake <1> noted that in the 18th century it was reported that hypocaust tiles and Roman brick were built into the walls of Brimpton Church, although the references he gives are 19th century ones <2><3><4>. The VCH merely repeats these sources <5>. It is not clear therefore, what the source is for the appearance of a note on the 3rd epoch OS mapping (1904-39) saying 'Hypocaust found here' at the crossroads some distance north of the church. Nothing is marked on earlier editions. A flue tile does seem to have been found in the 19th century during alterations to St Peter's, however <6>. This may have been the same artefact given to Newbury Museum in 1958 by the vicar (see MWB3691 for this find).

Sources and further reading

<01>Peake, H. 1931. The Archaeology of Berkshire. P99-100, 184. [Monograph / SWB10018]
<02>GODWIN, H. 1867. ENGLISH ARCHAEOLOGISTS HANDBOOK. P59. [Monograph / SWB9096]
<03>1860. JBAA 1860 16. XVI. online. p89. [Article in serial / SWB10466]
https://archive.org/details/journalofbritish16brit (Accessed 12/04/2016)
<04>Cooper-King, Lieut Col. 1887. A History of Berkshire. p45-6. [Monograph / SWB8603]
<05>Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. P54. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015)
<06>Money, W. 1859-1878. 1859-1878 COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS. [Unpublished document / SWB12926]
<07>Money, W. 1909. ORDNANCE NOTE BOOK 1909 MONEY W. P33. [Unpublished document / SWB9094]
<08>Scott, E. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain. BK 13, p22. [Monograph / SWB14577]
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57481c57f85082e7c413481f/t/57653e3c3e00be24e54661bc/1466252883922/a-gazetteer-of-roman-villas-in-britain.compressed.pdf (Accessed 05/10/2021)

Related Monuments

MWB3691Brimpton crossroads by church (Monument)
MWB5291St Peter's Church, Brimpton (Building)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

  • None recorded

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