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Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood

England
List entry 1006251
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006251
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.46 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 50100 08096
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bomere Wood is a prehistoric settlement site located in Shropshire, England, dating to the Iron Age period. The site consists of earthwork remains that include defensive features characteristic of Iron Age occupation, reflecting the settlement patterns and fortification practices of this era. Such settlements in the Midlands region provide important evidence for Iron Age community organisation and land use during the later prehistoric period. The monument's preservation within woodland has contributed to the survival of its archaeological features for modern study and understanding of Iron Age Shropshire.

Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006251. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood?

Bomere Wood is a prehistoric settlement site located in Shropshire, England, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006251.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood?

Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood 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 1006251.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, fishponds and ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 260m south west of Betton Alkmere (1 km), The Burgs (1.3 km), Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church. (4.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site, fishponds and ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 260m south west of Betton Alkmere
1 km
The Burgs
1.3 km
Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church.
4.7 km
Abutment of Roman bridge at Radnor Bridge
6 km
Moat Farm moated site
6.3 km
Acton Burnell Castle, a moated site with chamber block and tithe barn
7 km
Moat House moated site and an associated fishpond
7.9 km
Earthwork E of Bank Farm
7.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood

Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood

WroxeterRoman town · ~4 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~17.5 milesWater EatonRoman town · ~25 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~5.6 milesBattle of Blore Heath (1459)Battle (1459) · ~21.4 miles
Domesday entry for Norton, Shropshire →
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