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Littlechester Roman site

England
List entry 1007043
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007043
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.99 hectares
Grid reference
SK 35311 37535
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Littlechester Roman site is a Romano-British settlement located near Littleover in Derbyshire, England. The site represents the civilian settlement or vicus that developed outside the Roman fort of Derventio, which was established during the first century AD as part of the Roman military infrastructure in the Midlands. Archaeological investigations have revealed evidence of domestic occupation, craft working, and commercial activity typical of such extramural settlements that served the needs of the garrison and facilitated trade. The site remains significant for understanding the development of Roman settlement patterns in Britain and the relationship between military installations and their surrounding civilian populations during the period of Roman occupation.

Littlechester Roman site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007043. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Littlechester Roman site?

Littlechester Roman site is a Romano-British settlement located near Littleover in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007043.

Who is responsible for protecting Littlechester Roman site?

Littlechester Roman site 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 1007043.

What other scheduled monuments are near Littlechester Roman site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman bath house at Parker's Piece (0.2 km), St Mary's Bridge (0.8 km), Darley Abbey (remains of) (0.9 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

Roman bath house at Parker's Piece
0.2 km
St Mary's Bridge
0.8 km
Darley Abbey (remains of)
0.9 km
Derby Racecourse Roman vicus and cemetery
1 km
Mackworth medieval settlement including the castle gatehouse, part of the medieval open field system and a pinfold
4.1 km
Section of Rykneld Street Roman road and remains of Bronze Age cemetery at Littleover
4.4 km
Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, Spondon
4.8 km
Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Littlechester Roman site

Littlechester Roman site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Littlechester Roman site

WallRoman town · ~24.8 milesBattle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~24.1 miles
Domesday entry for Chester, Derbyshire →
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