. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. ROMANO-BRITISH BEDFORDSHIRE white minf RKi/l TV, .,1 r uâ¢â¢'^^?'' !''^*^'^ ^^^^'^ ^^'â ^' '^'''^ ^^''^^^ on it in thick wnite paint [ibidj. The whole of this collection is ' " of Hitchin. spear-head, keys, &c., and a small in the possession of Mr. W. Ransom, , BedfordâFrom the frequency with which Roman remains have been fettleil'.rr f'T" ^'°t^^}^ '^"' '' '^^'^' '^' "^'^ °f ^ ^'"^H "'""â -omano-^ntisn settlement at the ford over the Ouse, on a road possibly from ShefFord to Ir
. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. ROMANO-BRITISH BEDFORDSHIRE white minf RKi/l TV, .,1 r uâ¢â¢'^^?'' !''^*^'^ ^^^^'^ ^^'â ^' '^'''^ ^^''^^^ on it in thick wnite paint [ibidj. The whole of this collection is ' " of Hitchin. spear-head, keys, &c., and a small in the possession of Mr. W. Ransom, , BedfordâFrom the frequency with which Roman remains have been fettleil'.rr f'T" ^'°t^^}^ '^"' '' '^^'^' '^' "^'^ °f ^ ^'"^H "'""â -omano-^ntisn settlement at the ford over the Ouse, on a road possibly from ShefFord to Irchester, or, as has been suggested, on a road from Sandy through Cople {Asscc. Arch. Soc. i, ciS^T discovered uninclosed in the town of Romano-British [Building News, 7 Oct.,. Boffom 1 is unknown, and the^^ '^^rZ^r^;::;.r;^-';:i^^i^^^;^Z Roman settlement [ 149; Brayley, Beautia of Engl, and Wales, i, 4]. That in S/ f"^"'" """u 'f ^^''^tantial character existed is perhaps proved by ^he discovery m 1881 of Roman bricks, fragments of flues, and tesselated work' on the south side li Vrs n Tu' °^*'"P',^' * P"'''"" °^*^^ "^^ °f ^^'Ifo^'l Castle [Building News, 7 looij. 1 here are said to be remains "^^ of some earthworks on the north side /^"^^â. ^ "^ of the river which have been supposed ' "'''^ to be Roman [Assoc. Arch. Soc. i, 382]. During some excavations in a brick- field on the Clapham Road remains were found indicative of a cemetery. A considerable number of graves were examined, and urns, burnt animal bones, and other objects were dis- covered in a layer of charcoal and ashes about 3 ft. from the surface. Pottery, flint implements, and a bronze sword were among the articles preserved, but none of the urns was perfect [ibid. viii, 152]. A good specimen of a brass key 2 in. long was found in Home Lane, at a depth of about 7 ft. from the surface, in a layer of thick
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