Catalogue
Up

 

Roman sites around NW Surrey.

Under Contruction!

Further details of almost all can be found in "The Archaeology of Surrey to 1541" 3.  "Hidden Depths" 1 provides a source designed for the general public.

NW

Wickham Bushes appears to be a minor town or staging post on the Roman road from London to Silchester.

Along the Windle Brook:

  • Windlesham Arboretum 2
  • Bagshot
  • Rapley Farm

South

Along the Hogs Back

  • Burial sites 1 p55
  • Charterhouse burial site 1 p81
  • Compton, villa with bathhouse 1 p27
  • Wanborough, Romano-Celtic temple 920 496 1 p79
  • QE2 Barracks, field system. 986 523 2003 p350
  • Broadstreet, villa 1 p28

Alice Holt, pottery 1 p125

SU 84 40 Frensham Manor. 2nd C roman occupation site 2002 p269

Farnham, villa 795 471 1 p26 and potteries 1 p125

Farley Heath:

  • temple 1 p77
  • excavated road from near the posting station at Alfordean on Stane Street to the temple at Farley Heath; possible extension northwards to either the posting station at Wickham Bushes or to Staines3 p166
  • pottery 1 p125 

Ewhurst, Rapsley, villa 1 p29

Chiddingfold, large villa 1 p28

Neatham - Farnham road.  NE Hants Heritage and Archaeological Society are investigating this possible Roman road.

Burpham - possible small town and posting station at the crossing of the Wey, the area now obliterated by sand and clay digging 3 p168

 

East

Along the Thames

  1. TQ 041 671 Chertsey Museum, brick & pottery. 2003 p354
  2. TQ 052 720 Hengrove Farm, Staines. Field system 2003 p355
  3. Thorpe Lea settlement 1 p53
  4. Staines (Pontibus), the Roman bridge, cemetery at London Road 1 p80 and possibly the only small British craft town 1 p26, 3 p169 No Roman civic buildings or military establishment; likely mutatio for horse changing 2004 p1
  5. TQ 034 716 Tilly's Lane, Staines. Romano-british occupation 2001 p347
  6. TQ 033 720 Moor Lane Staines, Roman pottery 2001 p347
  7. Chertsey, Roman building materials found during excavation of Chertsey Abbey
  8. Brooklands
  9. TQ034 669 Guildford St, Chertsey. Sparse prehistoric and Roman material, together with three features of early to mid Saxon date.  2002 p263
  10. TQ 055 715 Ashford Prison.  Roman period field system. 2002 p267

Stonehill Area - stray coin on Chobham Common, pot of coins at Chobham Park, buckle at SW edge of Stone Hill (found by John Smith 2002).

Chertsey - Chobham road, locally believed to be a Roman period road.

Cobham - villa at Chatley Farm 3 p172

Abinger Hammer - villa at Cock's Farm 4 372,p13

Wisley  - pottery 1 p125


References:

1 Hidden Depths.  Surrey Archaeological Society.2002
2 Reading the Earth.  G Cole. Surrey Heath Archaeological & Heritage Trust. 1989
3 The Archaeology of Surrey to 1540.  Chapter "Romano-British" David Bird. Pub: Surrey Archaeology Society. 1987
4 Surrey Archaeological Society Bulletin