Site of Poss Roman Villa 400m NE of Lobbington Farm

Description of this historic site

The site of a possible villa dating to the Roman period where pottery, animal bone, brick and tile have been found. It was situated 900m north west of Butlers Marston.

Notes about this historic site

1 Site on S bank of the River Dene in a small field. A scatter of stone in the S field is about 20m by 10m in diameter. Finds of pottery, animal bone, brick and tile were made, probably indicating a small villa.
2 Finds brought to the Museum include Roman pottery – Samian, Nene Valley, Oxfordshire Colour Coated, Black Burnished, shell-tempered, oxidised and grey wares – and five fragments of tile – two flue and one possibly imbrex.

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