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Mere End Down Romano-British field system

England
List entry 1415438
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1415438
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
17.42 hectares
Grid reference
SU3661981717
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mere End Down Romano-British field system is a Romano-British agricultural landscape located in Berkshire, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The site preserves evidence of ancient field divisions and land use patterns characteristic of the Romano-British era, demonstrating the organisation of agricultural activity during the first four centuries of the Common Era. The field system reflects the economic and settlement patterns of rural Romano-British communities in the region, providing archaeological evidence of how the countryside was managed and exploited during the Roman occupation of Britain.

Mere End Down Romano-British field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1415438. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Mere End Down Romano-British field system?

Mere End Down Romano-British field system is a Romano-British agricultural landscape located in Berkshire, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1415438.

Who is responsible for protecting Mere End Down Romano-British field system?

Mere End Down Romano-British field system 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 1415438.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mere End Down Romano-British field system?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mere End Down disc barrow (0.5 km), Two bowl barrows 500m north-east of Stancombe Farm (1.3 km), Two platform barrows and a bowl barrow 440m south of Greenway Cottages (3.5 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.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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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

Mere End Down disc barrow
0.5 km
Two bowl barrows 500m north-east of Stancombe Farm
1.3 km
Two platform barrows and a bowl barrow 440m south of Greenway Cottages
3.5 km
Bell barrow 400m north-east of Postdown Farm: part of the Seven Barrows cemetery
3.8 km
Bowl barrow 300m north of Postdown Farm: part of the Seven Barrows cemetery
3.8 km
Whatcombe deserted medieval village
3.9 km
A double bell barrow, a saucer barrow and four bowl barrows, 450m south-east of Sevenbarrows House: part of the Seven Barrows cemetery
4 km
Bockhampton deserted medieval village
4.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mere End Down Romano-British field system

Mere End Down Romano-British field system stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Mere End Down Romano-British field system

MildenhallRoman town · ~12 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~15.2 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~17.9 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~18.4 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~11.3 miles
Domesday entry for Fawley, Berkshire →
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