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Monument Number 250238
Hob Uid: 250238
Location : Surrey Guildford Compton
Grid Ref : SU9573047980
Summary : Site of a double corridor Roman villa excavated in 1914, probably of 2nd to 4th century AD date.
More information : [SU 95734798] Roman Villa [GS] (Rems Of) (1) A double-corridor type Roman villa in the grounds of Limnerlease excavated by the Surrey Archaeological Society in 1914. It had a set of baths at the eastern end. Finds include C2nd-C4th pottery and a coin range A.D. 313-78. Scheduled (3). (2-3) The visible remains are confined to now partly-destroyed built-up walling of flint and cement marking the lined foundations of a double & parallel-walled enclosure, some 5.0m square. This structure could not be identified on the plan of Authority 2. The remainder of the site is under pasture. On display in Guildford Museum "from Compton" and probably from this site are several bronze toilet articles and a coin of Valens (364-78 AD). No acc.No. Extensive enquiries in an attempt to identify this building with one "at Wanborough" (SU 94 NW 4) were abortive. (4) SY 11 Listed as the site of a Roman villa. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" 1961.
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Source details : 1915 (M. Stephenson)
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Source details : A.M.s. England and Wales 1961 p87 (M.O.W.)
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : F1 ASP 25-JUL-66
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Source Number : 5
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date :
Monument End Date : 399
Monument Start Date : 100
Monument Type : Villa
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Villa
Object Type : COIN, VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : SU 95
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Surrey)
External Cross Reference Number : 1630
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 94 NE 17
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Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1914-01-01
End Date : 1914-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-07-25
End Date : 1966-07-25

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1985-01-01
End Date : 1986-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 250238