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Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle

England
List entry 1021454
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021454
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
32.58 hectares
Grid reference
TL 04793 88929
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ashton Roman small town is a Roman settlement located northeast of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. The site dates to the Roman period and represents an example of the smaller urban centres that developed across Roman Britain, serving local administrative, commercial, and social functions. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of occupation and structural remains consistent with a modest Roman town, though the precise extent and character of development at this location continues to be refined through archaeological study. The site's significance lies in its contribution to understanding the settlement hierarchy and economic networks of Roman Britain beyond the major urban centres.

Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021454. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle?

Ashton Roman small town is a Roman settlement located northeast of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021454.

Who is responsible for protecting Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle?

Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle 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 1021454.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stoke Doyle moated site, near Oundle. (3.7 km), Barnwell Castle (4 km), Site of manor house and gardens (4.7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stoke Doyle moated site, near Oundle.
3.7 km
Barnwell Castle
4 km
Site of manor house and gardens
4.7 km
Beaulieu Hall moated site.
6.2 km
Group of enclosures S of Ratling Irons Plantation
7 km
A late Anglo-Saxon or early medieval fortified manorial complex to the west of Wadenhoe village, including part of an associated deer park.
7.1 km
Great Hall Spinney moat
7.7 km
Castle earthworks and barn at Thorpe Waterville
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle

Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle

Water NewtonRoman town · ~6.6 milesFlag FenArchaeological site · ~12.2 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~16.2 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~17 miles
Domesday entry for Ashton, Northamptonshire →
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