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Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp

England
List entry 1405816
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1405816
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
15.37 hectares
Grid reference
SO9268211603
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Manless Town is a medieval settlement site located in Gloucestershire, England, situated near the location of a Roman camp. The site preserves evidence of occupation spanning multiple periods, with material remains and earthworks indicative of medieval settlement activity. The juxtaposition of Roman military infrastructure with later medieval habitation demonstrates the long-term significance of this location within the landscape. The site is protected as a scheduled monument reflecting its archaeological importance for understanding settlement patterns and land use across different historical periods in the region.

Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1405816. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp?

Manless Town is a medieval settlement site located in Gloucestershire, England, situated near the location of a Roman camp. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1405816.

Who is responsible for protecting Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp?

Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp 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 1405816.

What other scheduled monuments are near Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Juniper Hill earthwork (5.2 km), Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard (5.9 km), Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt, 460m north east of Westwood Farm (6.1 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

Juniper Hill earthwork
5.2 km
Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
5.9 km
Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt, 460m north east of Westwood Farm
6.1 km
Poor souls' light at All Saints' Church
6.1 km
College Plantation long barrow and round barrows
6.3 km
Westwood long barrow, 400m east of Westwood Farm
6.3 km
Bowl barrow known as Money Tump
7.2 km
Lillyhorn Roman villa, Bournes Green
7.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp

Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp

GloucesterRoman town · ~7.5 milesCirencesterRoman town · ~8.6 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~12.7 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~19 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~22 miles
Domesday entry for Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire →
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