Site of Possible Roman Well at Mitford Bridge
Description of this historic site
The site of a possible well dating to the Roman period, identified from Roman finds including a jar and animal bones. It is located 700m south of Burmington.
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Notes about this historic site
Site of a Roman ?well.
1 Roman finds made in well in stream bed when road widening. Well was 0.9m in diameter and 2.1m deep. Finds, previously held by Mr Wilkinson, the County Surveyor, included a Roman jar of Flavian date – now restored, five further sherds from the same, one further sherd, some animal bone and oyster shell.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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