Possible prehistoric settlement at Kings Newnham

1 At Kings Newnham… is the site of a settlement, the indications of which are, however, so faint, that were it not for the discovery of a British sepulchral urn and other antiquities on and near this spot, and traces of fires which became visible on ploughing up the site about 40 year back, it would have continued buried in oblivion. It is on some high ground overhanging the River Avon, which flows on to the S.
3 A map of the Rugby area shows the ‘spot of Ancient British Settlement’.
4 ‘Settlement’ means this site could not really predate the late Mesolithic. ‘Sepulchral urn’ suggests Bronze Age or later. Not necessarily prehistoric.
56 Source 1 goes on to say that “A few years ago, at the lime-works near this place, a celt of flint, a primitive British weapon, was found, but this has since unfortunately been lost.” There seems some clonflation between this prehistoric site and Roman activity in the area, recorded by Bloxam (see MWA5619); however the quantities of material recovered is not really suggestive that these Roman findspots indicate settlement.