Bourne
Industry, Pottery Kiln and Probable Settlement
Bourne is the possible location of a Roman settlement, as identified from finds clustering in the southern part of the modern town, including a coin hoard, pieces of a tessellated pavement, pottery kilns and ‘wasters’ with local wares ranging from candlesticks to dishes, dating from the early-3rd to the 4th centuries.
References for Bourne
- Roadside Settlements of Lowland Roman Britain by Roger Finch Smith (B.A.R. British Series #157, 1987) p.201.
Map References for Bourne
NGRef: TF0919 OSMap: LR130
Roman Roads near Bourne
S (13.25) to Ailsworth N (16) to Sleaford (Lincolnshire) NNW (9) to Sapperton S (15) to Dvrobrivae Catvvellorvm (Water Newton, Cambridgeshire)