Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester Iron Age and Romano-British Monuments in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1976.
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'Poulton', in Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester Iron Age and Romano-British Monuments in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, (London, 1976) pp. 94-95. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/ancient-glos/pp94-95 [accessed 26 April 2024]
POULTON
(4½ miles E. of Cirencester)
Romano-British finds reported from the village in 1877 and 1958 probably relate to the settlement near St. Michael's Church (1). The earlier finds comprised sherds discovered during examination of the church's foundations, an oval piece of lead covering human bones in the vicarage garden, and six (Roman?) coins from unspecified locations. (fn. 1) Subsequently a coin of Constans was found in a garden. (fn. 2)
(1) Romano-British Settlement (SP 097006), 100 yds. W. of St. Michael's Church, ploughed out, covers at least 3 acres on level ground, about 170 yds. E. of a small stream (map, p. 3, s.v. Ampney St. Peter).
Occupation debris is of 2nd to 4th-century date; concentrations of pottery, tile fragments and limestone slabs (many reddened) suggest three or four small buildings. The pottery is in Gloucester City Museum.