Monument record 0073300000 - NATURAL GAS PLANT, NEWTON LONGVILLE

Summary

Possible Roman settlement recorded in watching brief - A partial excavation in 1967 revealed a large depression and two ditches. The former may be the site of a Roman building or villa which was occupied during the 2nd century. Pottery was found.

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Type and Period (1)

SETTLEMENT? (2nd Century - 100 AD to 199 AD)

Description

SP 848324. Building material and RB shelly ware found in plough soil. In Aylesbury Museum Acc No 409.67. On Newton Brook between the railway and main gate of the London Brick Co drainage trenching prior to development revealed Roman material and features - DITCHES & LARGE DEPRESSION (REMAINS OF A BUILDING?) SEEN. ROOF TILE & POTTERY FOUND. GROUND NOW MADE UP, ROMAN FEATURES UNDISTURBED BUT FOR A DRAINAGE DITCH. Partial excavation by R Griffiths in 1967 revealed a large depression c 30' wide and c 5' deep and two ditches c 10' wide and 5' deep. The depression may have been the base for a building; building stone and tegulae were found at both ends of the depression suggesting walling. A small building, frequently flooded by the nearby stream and occupied for only a short period in the 2nd C (finds evidence) is indicated. NGR- EXCAV CENTRE (B1,B2, B3).

The location description, and Griffith's siting on the Bradwell Abbey Field Centre 6" indicates the excavation was centred at SP 84853237. This siting is confirmed by D C Mynard who has knowledge of the excavation (B5).

Sources (7)

<1>SBC13464 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1967 18 P167; 1973 19 PP327-8; WOLVE RTON &DIST ARCH SOC JNL 1968 1 P8; WOLVERTON HIST.
<2>SBC1238 Verbal communication: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER/MR RW GRIFFITHS PERS COMM (LETTERS, DRAWINGS OF SECTIONS OF SITE FILED).
<3>SBC11431 Bibliographic reference: OS SP 83 SW 18 CARD FILED.
<4>SBC1737 Bibliographic reference: 1989. BLAKE R W (LONDON BRICK CO) & M E FARLEY 1989 (DEC).
<5>SBC29301 Verbal communication: 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 16-JUN-74.
<6>SBC27450 Bibliographic reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain. BU62.
<7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1999.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 84850 32372 (63m by 107m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish	NEWTON LONGVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Event - Intervention: Informal watching brief or salvage recording of drainage trench at Natural Gas Plant (EBC10998)

Record last edited

Mar 5 2026 10:07AM