Findspot - Roman pottery south of Thornton Wood, Ettington.

Description of this historic site

Findspot - pottery dating to the Roman period was discovered amongst a quantity of Medieval pottery. It was found 600m south of Thornton Wood.

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Notes about this historic site

1 At the site of Thornton Medieval village several sherds of Samian were found amongst large quantities of Medieval pottery.
2 Sherds of Roman pottery, including Samian, indicate Roman occupation of the site.
3 A Roman building was discovered during construction of the railway in the 19th century. A reference is given to the VCH for Worcester (ref 5).
4 Roman building at Ettington.
5 This refers to a Roman building at Eckington near Worcester.
6 It would appear that the reference to a Roman building at Ettington is a confusion with Eckington.