haʊˈɛvɚ, ˈɛvɪdəns ʌv ɹˈoʊmən hˌæbɪtˈeɪʃən wɜː fˈaʊnd dʒˈʌst sˈaʊθ ʌvðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ˌʌp ˌɔn bˈiːstən ɹˈiːdʒɪs hˈiːθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, wˌɛn ɐ kəmplˈiːt sˈɛt ʌv kwˈɜːnstˈoʊnz wɜː fˈaʊnd dˈeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm ɹˈoʊmən tˈaɪmz.
However, evidence of Roman habitation were found just south of the village up on Beeston Regis Heath in 1859, when a complete set of quern-stones were found dating from Roman times.