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Open areas within Roman, Saxon and medieval town is an ancient monument designation in Kent that encompasses the public and private spaces that structured urban life across multiple periods of occupation and development. The site represents the archaeological remains of a settlement that was continuously inhabited and reorganised from the Roman period through the Saxon and into the medieval era, with the open areas including streets, market spaces, and yards that facilitated commercial and domestic activity. The designation protects the stratigraphic evidence contained within these spaces, which preserves material culture and structural remains indicative of changing settlement patterns, economic functions, and urban organisation across more than a thousand years. The archaeological significance of these open areas lies in their potential to illuminate continuity and transformation in urban life as successive populations modified and reoccupied the landscape.
Open areas within Roman, Saxon and medieval town is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003602. View the official record →
Open areas within Roman, Saxon and medieval town is an ancient monument designation in Kent that encompasses the public and private spaces that structured urban life across multiple periods of occupation and development.
Open areas within Roman, Saxon and medieval town 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 1003602.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fort Luton (3 km), Fort Horstead (3.3 km), Bell barrow in Shoulder of Mutton Wood (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Open areas within Roman, Saxon and medieval town'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.
Open areas within Roman, Saxon and medieval town stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.