Romano-British site, Wickham Court Farm

Archaeological site in Bromley, London

51°21′57″N 0°00′31″W / 51.3659°N 0.0085°W / 51.3659; -0.0085BuiltRoman Britain

Scheduled monument

Official nameRomano-British site, Wickham Court Farm

The Romano-British site, Wickham Court Farm is a Roman-era archaeological site in the London Borough of Bromley, situated south-east of West Wickham and south-west of Coney Hall. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

The site

The site forms a roughly square shape and lies in a field on Addington Road, adjacent to St John The Baptist Church.^[1] It lies on what was the London to Lewes Way in Roman times.^[1] Archaeological digs were conducted on the site in 1962-66, 1976 and 1981, revealing pottery, coins and the remains of what may have been a blacksmiths workshop.^[1] It was Scheduled on 25 July 1978.^[1]

In 2009 a group of five men were cautioned by police after illegally using metal detectors on the site.^[2]

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Historic England. "Romano-British site, Wickham Court Farm, West Wickham (1001974)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ Mullins, Scott (30 October 2009). "Coney Hall: Police warn off treasure hunters combing ancient Wickham Court Farm". News Shopper. Retrieved 21 August 2020.