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Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 762877
Hob Uid: 762877
Location : West Sussex Worthing Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ1050003800
Summary : Excavations uncovered a Roman villa consisting of a central range of three rooms, flanked on all sides by corridors which had been subdivided to make a number of smaller rooms; finds included Samian and other wares plus a coin of Carausius.
More information : (TQ 105038) Villa discovered 1978, with further excavation occuring in 1982, 1983 and 1987. Villa plan consists of a central range of three rooms, flanked on all sides by corridors which had been subdivided to make a number of smaller rooms. Roman period finds included Samian and other wares plus a coin of Carausius. Other features include additional post-pad and masonry. Roman buildings, a small suite of baths, fence lines, ditches and two corn-drying kilns. Ditches and pits containing Iron Age pottery and indications of Iron Age structures have also been uncovered in the area. (Site is at Northbrook College, aka Worthing College, Goring). (1-9) WS 112 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa. (10)

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Source details : April 1984 (D Rudling)
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Source details : 1983 (D Rudling)
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Source details : 1984 (SS Frere)
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Source details : 1984 (D Rudling)
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Source details : April 1988 (D Rudling)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Settlement
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (West Sussex)
External Cross Reference Number : 3314
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 10 SW 89
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Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1978-01-01
End Date : 1979-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1982-01-01
End Date : 1982-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1984-01-01
End Date : 1984-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1986-01-01
End Date : 1987-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 1997-01-01
End Date : 1997-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 2001-01-01
End Date : 2001-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 762877