Nether Heyford

Site of a Romano-British villa estate at Whitehall Farm in West Northamptonshire, near the Roman road Watling Street (modern A5). Discovered by metal detectorists in 1996, excavations from 2000 to 2012 revealed roundhouses from the 2nd century AD and a corridor villa with bathhouses occupied from the early 3rd to late 4th century. Notable finds include Rhineland glass vessels, a 4th-century beaker engraved with a gladiator, and over 5,000 animal bones. A 7th-century Saxon cemetery was also found on the property. The site featured on Time Team's 2005 Big Roman Dig.