 In 2011 excavations revealed remains of a substantial 1st or 2nd century AD Roman rural estate center, or ‘villa’ on what is believed to be a pre-existing Brigantian farmstead.Further evidence of Roman occupation of the area can be found in an interim report by University of Sheffield staff on excavations of a linear feature at nearby Sheephill Farm, close to the Limb Brook.It has been suggested that this is the route of the lost Roman Road linking Templeborough with the Roman Signal Station at Navio (Brough-on-Noe) and Batham Gate.