Original historical research · England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland

Every location has a story.

Aubrey finds it.

Enter any location. Aubrey uncovers everything from the ancient geology beneath your feet to the last coin dropped in a medieval field — the complete history of your location, researched and written for you.

4,000+

Years of human history in every report

1.6 million

Recorded archaeological finds searched

13,425

Domesday settlements in our database

Uncovered in every reportArchaeological findsAncient monumentsRoman roadsGeological historyHidden earthworksLand records to 1086Civil War historyHistorical archivesVictorian OS mapsHistorical maps 1888–1913

Thousands of years of history, mapped for your location.

The moment your report is ready, everything Aubrey has found is plotted on a fully interactive map. Click any marker to explore what was found. Toggle layers on and off.

◆Local archaeological finds — objects recovered from the ground spanning thousands of years, from Bronze Age tools to medieval coins, every one recorded and plotted on your map

◆Scheduled monuments — sites of national historical importance, legally protected because what lies beneath them cannot be replaced

◆Roman roads — nearly 400 years of Roman occupation, from Emperor Claudius in 43 AD to Emperor Honorius in 410 AD — every known road that passed through your area, mapped

◆Civil War history — the battles, sieges and garrisons of the Civil War of 1642 to 1651 near you, who held the ground, and the period militaria still recovered from the soil

◆Victorian OS maps — interactive historical Ordnance Survey maps from 1888–1913 showing every field boundary, farm track and building as they were — blend with the modern landscape to see what has survived

Map shown: a real Aubrey report for a location in Derbyshire.

Find locations are shown at the centre of their recorded grid reference, accurate to within 100 metres. This is standard practice across all national archaeological databases and protects sensitive sites.

Find hotspots

See where finds cluster, at a glance.

A list tells you what was found. The heat map tells you where to look. Aubrey shades the whole area by how densely finds have been recorded, so the hotspots, the places where people lived, worked and lost things, stand out instantly.

◆A heat map of every recorded find, warm where they cluster and cool where they thin out

◆Zoom in and the heat resolves into a pin for every findspot, coloured by period

◆Switch to satellite view to read the land itself

◆Click any find to open its full record

Heat map shown: real recorded finds for a location in Derbyshire. Zoom in and click a pin to try it.

How Aubrey works

Tailor your report to what matters to you.

Are you a metal detectorist scoping a new permission, or a local history researcher exploring your area? Which periods of history interest you most — Roman, Medieval, Bronze Age? Before Aubrey starts, you tell Aubrey who you are and what you are looking for.

Your answers shape the entire report. Target zones, legal obligations and finds guidance for detectorists. Places of historical significance, archive sources and period analysis for historians. The same deep research — presented for you specifically.

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John Aubrey, 1626–1697

John Aubrey was a British antiquary who spent his life uncovering Britain's hidden history. He surveyed Stonehenge and Avebury, cross-referenced historical records, and documented forgotten settlements across the country.

The Aubrey Holes at Stonehenge — 56 chalk pits he discovered in the 1660s — are named after him. He is regarded as one of the founding fathers of British archaeology and local history.

John Aubrey spent his life doing what Aubrey Research now does for any location — in minutes.

4,000+

Years of human history in every report

1.6 million

Recorded archaeological finds searched

Up to 15

Deep-dive sections in every report

13,425

Domesday settlements in our database

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