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Roman Period

Battle of the Thames

43
England
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of the Thames was a Roman pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in England in 43. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. The engagement belongs to Roman Britain, the period of conquest and occupation that followed the invasion of AD 43 and the campaigns against the island's native peoples.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of the Thames lies on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

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Roman Britain
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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of the Thames

Old Brew House, Bushy Park
Old Brew House, Bushy Park
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 mi

Old Brew House, Bushy Park is a historic structure located within Bushy Park in Middlesex. The building dates to the eighteenth century and served a functional role within the park's infrastructure during this period. As a listed structure of historical interest, it represents an example of verna…

Jonathan Cardy / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Kempton Park Pumping Station
Kempton Park Pumping Station
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 mi

Kempton Park Pumping Station is a Victorian waterworks facility located in Middlesex, constructed in the mid-nineteenth century to supply water to London and its expanding suburbs. The station represents a significant achievement in Victorian engineering, housing impressive steam-driven pumping m…

Chris Allen / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 mi

Hampton Court Palace is a royal residence located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Surrey (formerly Middlesex), begun in 1515 by Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England, and substantially enlarged after its acquisition by Henry VIII in 1525. The palace represents a significant mon…

Ricardalovesmonuments / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Clattern Bridge
Clattern Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 mi

Clattern Bridge is a medieval bridge located in Surrey, England, spanning the River Wey. The structure dates from the thirteenth century and represents an important example of medieval bridge engineering in the region. Constructed of stone with a single arch, the bridge has been substantially reb…

Mark Percy / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Shene Charterhouse
The Shene Charterhouse
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

The Shene Charterhouse is a Carthusian monastery founded in 1415 by Henry V on the outskirts of Richmond, Surrey. The house followed the strict contemplative rule of the Carthusian order and became one of England's most important charterhouses before its dissolution in 1539. The surviving remains…

Anton van den Wyngaerde / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Mound at TQ1891972117, Richmond Park
Mound at TQ1891972117, Richmond Park
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 mi

Mound at TQ1891972117, Richmond Park is a prehistoric earthwork located within the royal park in Surrey. The mound represents a Bronze Age burial monument, typical of the funerary practices evident across the Thames valley during the second millennium BCE. Its survival within the landscape of Ric…

Doyle of London / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
18th century garden feature at Hanworth Park
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Cloven Barrow, immediately south of Cedars Recreation Ground, Sunbury
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
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