Magiovinium
Located by its position in the Antonine Itinerary (471.1, 476.10, 479.6) on Watling Street between Fenny Stratford and Little Brickhill, near the place where the road crosses the Ouzel river. Several finds of Roman material have been recorded and part at least of the settlement seems to have lain in an area called Auld Fields, near the farm called Dropshort. Recent excavations between the road and the right bank of the river have revealed a stone and timber building and cobbled floors associated with 4th c. pottery and coins, but the extent of the settlement has not yet been defined.
BIBLIOGRAPHYG. Lipscombe, History and Antiquities of Bucks IV (1847) 29-30; F. Haverfield, Proc. Soc. Ant. London 224 (1911-12) 36; JRS 58 (1968) 192; Itinerary : A.L.F. Rivet, Britannia 1 (1970) 42, 49, 51.
A.L.F. RIVET