Find Spot record 4179/0/5 - Unstratified Romano-British finds, Ashley

A range of finds discovered during the construction of the railway in the 19th century included 'several fragments of Roman pavement, urns, coins etc' Further finds have also been noted.

{1} Construction of the railway in the C19th revealed " a pavement, urns and coins".

{2} When the Rugby to Stamford Railway was constructed in the C19th "several fragments of Roman pavement, urns, coins etc" were discovered in a field called Alderstone which can be located to SP794916. From this field a Roman coin and pieces of mortarium have been found. Another Roman coin, probably from the same area, was recorded earlier
[SMR note 15/02/2010: this NGR is some 600m east of where other finds have been made, and so may either be incorrect, or the site is very extensive.]

{3} At the nearby vicinity of Alderstone Field other Roman antiquities, including a “pavement” were encountered during construction of the Rugby to Stamford railway which opened in 1850. The modern location of these last finds is at NGR SP794916.

{4} Also a Romano-British coin and mortaria fragments. The finds are now located in Market Harborough Museum. The material probably represents the south-western [read 'south-eastern'?] extension of a large Iron Age and Roman site in the east [read 'west'?] of Ashley parish.

{7} .."Also in Ashby [Sic] field, which is immediately on the other [Northants] side of the Welland, bricks, and appearances of ancient foundations, have been broken up in ploughing"(a) [Name 'Ashley' shown on sketch map.]

{8} Roman Villa: site "where mosaic or tessellated pavements are recorded without description

{9} [Area centred SP 79409163] Along the north side of the railway, in the second field from the road, a Roman coin (now lost?) was found some years ago and pieces of mortar have been found in a badger-scrape. I do not know the name 'Alderston' but this must be the area where the earlier finds were made. Nothing of significance was seen in the area indicated which is now a pasture field.

<1> Whellan, 1874, History, Topography & Directory of Northamptonshire, p.781 (unchecked) (Book). SNN1002.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.1 Site 1 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<3> TAYLOR S.; DIX B., 1985, Iron Age and Roman Settlement at Ashley, Northants, p.87 (checked) (Article). SNN104557.

<4> Market Harborough Museum Collection, (checked) (Archive). SNN44384.

<5> 1887, Transactions of The Leicester Archaeological Society, p.42 (unchecked) (Series). SNN26492.

<6> Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M, 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.134, 193 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100368.

<7> Nichols J., 1795, The History and Antiquities of The County of Leicester (v.1 The Town of Leicester) (Series). SNN32358.

<8> Liversidge J., 1949, Roman Villas in Britain (Thesis). SNN58904.

<9> Woodhouse, W C, 1959, Field investigators comments, 28-SEP-1959; 29-SEP-1959 (Notes). SNN113006.

<10> Historic England, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, Rev. Thos. Reynolds (Oral Report). SNN111577.

<11> Historic England, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, Oral: Mr. T. Berry, Owner, Manor House, Ashley (Oral Report). SNN111577.

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