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Longthorpe Roman fort is a military installation located near Peterborough in Northamptonshire, occupied during the mid-first century AD following the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD. The fort served as an auxiliary garrison and formed part of the strategic road network established to control and consolidate Roman authority in the Midlands and East Anglia. Archaeological investigation has revealed substantial remains of the fort's defences, buildings, and internal structures, providing evidence of its occupation and use as a supply base. The site is significant for understanding Roman military organization and the early consolidation of Roman Britain, with the fort eventually falling out of use during the later first century AD as the frontier expanded northwards.
Longthorpe Roman fort and settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006834. View the official record →
Longthorpe Roman fort is a military installation located near Peterborough in Northamptonshire, occupied during the mid-first century AD following the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006834.
Longthorpe Roman fort and settlement 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 1006834.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery 330m east of Linden Lea (2 km), Settlement SE of Orton Waterville (2.3 km), Settlement areas SW of Orton Longueville (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Longthorpe Roman fort and settlement'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.
Longthorpe Roman fort and settlement stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.