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An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a roadside settlement established during the Roman period in Somerset. The site is situated along Fosse Lane in the parish of Shepton Mallet and represents the archaeological evidence of a linear village settlement pattern characteristic of Romano-British roadside communities. Such settlements typically developed along major Roman routes and arterial roads, serving commercial and residential functions for the surrounding agricultural hinterland. The designated area preserves subsurface archaeological deposits and structural remains that contribute to understanding Romano-British settlement organisation and the interaction between Roman infrastructure and local settlement hierarchies during the first to fourth centuries AD.
An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011635. View the official record →
An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a roadside settlement established during the Roman period in Somerset.
An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet 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 1011635.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church (4.3 km), Tithe barn (4.3 km), Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.