Hi Nancy I can only suggest Bristol Museum, Bristol Record Office, Gloucester Record Office or perhaps Bristol University. I know the Rev Ellacombe wrote in the 19th century when he was vicar there that the Roman road from Bath towards Bristol and the River Avon was called Via Julia and had passed through Bitton centuries earlier. I think there's some books called The Victoria County History (or something similar) for Bristol or Gloucestershire which may help. Bernice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Frey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [B&S] St Mary's, Bitton > Hi Bernice, > > Not so much about Bitton, other than the treasures in the church, but a > very enlightening lecture on > the difference between Anglo Saxon Christianity and Medievan Christianity. > This is a must listen to > for anyone interested in early Christianity in Britain. > > It was nice to see inside the Church, something that you and I couldn't do > when we were there. Also > interesting to note that the site was originally a Roman Villa used by > early Christians as a meeting > place before they built a church. > > Any idea where we can find any of the archeology connected with this Roman > Villa? > > > Regards, > > Nancy Frey > Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA > OPC for Ansford & Castle Cary, Somerset > Owner/Moderator of Yahoo! FULFORD_North Devon Group > Owner/Moderator of Yahoo! DAVIDGE Connections Group > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bernice pegler" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 9:48 AM > Subject: [B&S] St Mary's, Bitton > > >>I know there are a lot of people on the list who, like me, have ancestors >>from Bitton parish. I've >>just been sent the following link to a film about this ancient church and >>also the history of >>English churches in general. >> >> http://www.ubraintv.com/watch.php?id=278 >> >> Enjoy. >> >> Bernice in Bristol > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message