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A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall is a dispersed archaeological site in Norfolk dating to the Roman period. The settlement occupied land adjacent to a Roman road and represents the type of small commercial or service centre that characteristically developed along major route-ways in Roman Britain to serve travellers and facilitate trade. Archaeological evidence from the site indicates occupation during the Roman era, though the precise chronology and extent of activity remain subjects of ongoing study. The site's location along a communication corridor underscores its function within the wider Roman road network of East Anglia, and it exemplifies the infrastructure and settlement patterns through which Roman Britain organised its territory and commerce.
A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021458. View the official record →
A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall is a dispersed archaeological site in Norfolk dating to the Roman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021458.
A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021458.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three Pickett-Hamilton forts at Swanton Morley airfield (1.2 km), Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral (2.5 km), Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.