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It is known that the Romans occupied Bedfordshire during the 4th Century, and archaeological evidence has suggested a that a complicated network of Roman Roads totalling almost 200miles may have existed in the County. The line of Newnham Avenue is thought to follow an ancient boundary running northwards for almost 2 miles. It has also been suggested that Putnoe Street follows the line of a Roman Way. During the Roman period Pewter vessels were produced as tableware. A Pewter plate and pottery was discovered during excavations for the housing development in Putnoe in the 1950s. Lead and Tin are used to produce Pewter. It is possible that Iron smelting also occurred at this time. The smelting process required a large amount of fuel, and it was generally found to be more viable to transport metal to the fuel supply. This fuel was provided by woodland across the uplands on boulder clay in Northern Bedfordshire such as that in Putnoe. Nothing is known of the original Saxon settler, Putta, who gave his name to the spur, or heel, of land known as a 'hoh' on which his farm stood. This may have been on the same site as Putnoe Farm which is now occupied by Puttenhoe Nursing Home, next to Putnoe street Towards
the end of the rule of the Anglo Saxons, during the reign of Edward
III (the Confessor - 1042 to 1066), Putnoe Manor was owned by Anschil
(or Ansketill or Anshil). Anschil was a wealthy royal thegn who controlled
a substantial part of North Bedfordshire. His name indicates Scandinavian
origin.
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