Prehistoric to Medieval Occupation in the Frome Valley, Gloucestershire

This volume describes the results of two excavations in the Frome valley, at Stonehouse and Kings Stanley, less than a mile apart. The remains at Foxes Field, Stonehouse, principally comprised an early Romano-British rural settlement and late Romano-British burial ground. In contrast, the site at Rectory Meadows, Kings Stanley revealed medieval paddocks and a late medieval pond. The recurring presence of Romano-British remains in the Frome valley, often with evidence for high-status buildings, indicates how populated this area was during the period. The burials from Foxes Field, and in particular the close bond that is implied between a man and woman in a remarkable ‘double’ grave, serve to remind us that these discoveries are not just ‘relics of a bygone age’, but were once homes to real people who lived, loved and died beside the river Frome.

Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Report No. 8.