A Roman cemetery was discovered during building work here in 1974.
Eleven graves were found – six men, four women and one child. The grave of a young woman had a small pottery beaker in it.
Published Reference: M. Parrington (1978), The excavation of an Iron Age settlement, Bronze Age ring-ditches and Roman Features at Ashville Trading Estate, Abingdon (Oxfordshire) 1974-76, 25, 92