Two major Roman monuments survive near Bingham: the Fosse Way, built in the first century AD to link the legionary fortresses of Exeter and Lincoln, and the town of Margidunum. The Fosse underlies the modern A46, and would have overlooked marshes extending east towards Parson's Hill. The Roman town was built on a low rise overlooking these marshlands, and in its heyday would have extended in a narrow strip along the Fosse for at least a kilometre. The site has been severely damaged by ploughing and was partially destroyed during construction of a roundabout. The town defences are still visible, however, as earthworks in several fields to the north of the modern roundabout.

Margidunum was excavated in the last century by Felix Oswald and Malcolm Todd. The site plan shows the extent of their excavations. Occupation began around AD50-55, and adjacent to the Fosse included ditched compounds associated with timber buildings and pits yielding iron slag. These areas could have formed part of a civilian or industrial compound associated with an adjacent fort. Early finds include red pottery bowls from Gaul, other fine pots and metalwork of military type - notably an iron arrowhead and pilum (spear) and bronze belt-plate, pendant and harness fitting.

Stone buildings were built from the mid-second century, while later that century an earth rampart with at least one outer ditch was constructed around the town centre. Traces have been found on the west side of the Fosse of simple rectangular buildings with beaten clay floors, stone foundations, timber superstructures and probably thatched roofs, and just outside the southern defences a three-roomed stone-footed building with adjacent yard. Several more substantial buildings may also date from this period, including perhaps both Oswald's 'schola' (a large rectangular stone-footed building) and an adjacent bath-house with under-floor heating, concrete floors and painted wall plaster. In the third and fourth centuries the rampart was enlarged and fronted by a stone wall, new defensive ditches and an outer bank. Abundant finds of these periods were recovered, but surprisingly few buildings may be ascribed to this late period. A notable exception is the so-called 'late house': a multi-phased stone-footed building comprising a range of four rooms joined by a corridor with projecting wings, with concrete floors, slate roofs and painted walls.

Burials have been recorded within and outside the town. A late inhumation cemetery comprising at least twelve graves was excavated to the south of the town; two burials were placed in lead coffins and one other was associated with fine bronzes, including brooches and bracelets. A second century cremation was found east of the town; this was accompanied by cups, bowls, plates and jars, one of which contained oysters and mussel shells.