Monument record 0021400000 - RAILWAY BRIDGE,TINGEWICK RD
Summary
Possible Roman buildings found in cutting for road under bridge in the nineteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- BUILDING? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Description
EXTENSIVE REMAINS OF BUILDINGS DUG UP IN CUTTING MADE TO ALLOW TINGEWICK RD TO GO UNDER A GIRDER BRIDGE AT WATER STRATFORD FOR THE RAILWAY. EYE-WITNESS DESCRIPTIONS SUGGEST THEY WERE ROMAN, AS WERE EARTHEN VESSELS & STONE QUERNS FOUND IN THE BUILDINGS (B1-2) . NGR TO RLY BRIDGE OVER TINGEWICK RD (B3).
(SP 65193415) Roman (?) pottery and quern stones found in remains of buildings exposed when making a cutting under the railway bridge for Tingewick Road in 1847-48. (1)
NRHE insert 1998, update 1999 (B5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC9841 Article in serial: John L Myers. 1893. 'HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF WATER STRATFORD; WITH A NOTE ON THE CHURCH PLATE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 7 PP115-136. Vol 7, part 2. p116.
- <2>SBC15120 Bibliographic reference: TINGEWICK & WATER STRATFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1977 BYGONE TINGEWICK (ROMAN REMAINS).
- <3>SBC12097 Map: PIKE A R FROM OS 1959 1:10560 MAP.
- <4>SBC27450 Bibliographic reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain. BU79.
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 65200 34200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WATER STRATFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC17677)
Record last edited
Dec 22 2025 3:28PM
