NHER 1124 (Monument record) - Brampton Roman town

Cropmarks relating to Brampton Roman town are now recorded as part of NHER 66780 and related records.

A Roman settlement with a polygonal outer ditch, lying across the route of two Roman roads [1].

1667.
Roman kilns found, called cremations, with pottery and glass.
Discovery described by Sir Thomas Browne, see (S1).

1845 to 1847.
Roman sherds of castor ware and samian ware.

1848.
Copper alloy Roman lamp and gold coin found by farm labourers.

Late 19th century.
Roman urns, coins and copper alloy figures of Minerva and Jupiter found whilst cutting the railway.

1930 to 1932.
Roman pottery and tiles found.

1941.
Roman pottery and slag found whilst cutting Home Guard trenches.

1954.
Roman objects found, including coins and pottery.
These discoveries were reported in (S29).

1961.
Roman coin found.

1962 to 1963.
Roman sherds and iron slag found.

1964 to 1986.
Annual excavations of Roman town by Dr Keith Knowles including metalworking shops, kilns, furnaces, bath house, wharf, roads, inhumations, quarries and ritual shafts.
1969 finds included a Roman patera handle and a copper alloy oinochoe (jug) lid (S14).
1970 finds included an Iron Age terret (S15) and two Roman intaglios (S16) and (S17).
1974 finds included Roman bronze box fitting of two opposed dolphins (S18), a hunt cup (S19)/(S20) and two samian vessels.
1982 finds included Roman rings, disc, rivets, implemeted blade, beads, pins, a knife handle, pottery (S21) and coins.
Unpublished interim reports for the following seasons: 1968 (S2), 1969 (S3), 1970 (S4), 1971 (S5).
Published interim reports: 1972 (S6), Brittania 1977 (S7), CBA Group VI Bulletin 1979 (S8), 1981 (S9), 1982 (S10), 1983 (S11), 1984 (S12), 1987 (S13). The results of the 1974 and 1975 are also summarised in (S30) and (S31).

1989.
Metal detecting survey of entire scheduled area produced over 800 Roman coins, and Roman pottery, brooches, spoons, bracelets and other metalwork, Early Saxon brooch and post medieval metalwork.
Excavation of Roman furnace.

1991 to 1992.
Further metal detecting finds.
Roman statuette of Mercury, Roman brooches, coins, silver finger ring, votive plaque (S22), and other metalwork, Iron Age coin, medieval coin, etc.

1993.
Metal detecting finds.
Finds included a Middle Bronze Age palstave (S23), Iron Age, Roman coins, metalwork (S24), cosmetic mortar (S25) and rare medieval glass bead.

1994.
Metal detecting finds.
Roman coins and brooches (S26)and votive plaque with a bearded head.
Medieval coin.

1995.
Metal detecting.
Iron Age terret (S27), Roman coins, key, armlet etc.

1997.
Metal detecting.
Many Roman coins and metalwork.
Medieval metalwork.

1997. Metal detecting. Probably in same areas as previously metal detecting by [1].
Eight-one Roman coins.
One medieval coin.
One medieval Boy Bishop token.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 6 November 1999.

1997 to 1998. Metal detecting.
Roman metal finds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 30 June 1999.

April to May 2000. Metal detecting in dyke edges. Area central TG 2250 2390.
Thirteen Roman coins found by [1] and 7 found by [2].
Roman brooch and military pendant found by [1].
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 June 2000.

August to September 2000. Metal detecting.
Site extended, area TG 2270, 2337 (area on 1:2500 between 'black line' and edge of scheduled site).
Seven Roman and one medieval coins.
Medieval pendant.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 October 2000.

October 2000. Metal detecting.
Iron Age harness fitting (S28).
Fifty Roman and one medieval coin.
Three post medieval tokens.
Medieval, post medieval and Undated metal finds.
See drawing and lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 November 2000.

January/February 2001. Metal detecting.
In area of context 6.
Three Roman coins.
Roman object.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 March 2001.

Before July/August 2002. Metal detecting.
In northern part of site, in area including context 23 centred TG 2247 2391, but including enclosure to the north including NHER 15869 and NHER 21492 centred at TG 2250 2395.
Three Roman coins.
Medieval and post medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 September 2002.

2002 to 2003. Metal detecting.
Fifty-five Roman coins, post medieval jetton and token.
Roman, Middle Saxon/Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 April 2004.

September 2006. Casual surface finds.
Two Roman sherds, two Roman tile fragments and probably Roman iron slag.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 October 2006.

September 2023. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Cropmarks relating to Brampton Roman town are now recorded as part of NHER 66780 and related records.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 6 September 2023.