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Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James

England
List entry 1003555
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003555
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.36 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 70334 56961
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

An Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa is located 128 metres south-south-east of the Church of St James in Kent. The site comprises remains of Iron Age defensive or boundary earthworks alongside evidence of Roman occupation and settlement dating to the Roman period of Britain. The Roman villa represents a modest domestic establishment typical of rural Romano-British estates, whilst the Iron Age enclosure demonstrates pre-Roman settlement patterns in the region. Both phases of occupation illustrate continuity of land use and habitation in this locality across distinct historical periods.

Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003555. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James?

An Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa is located 128 metres south-south-east of the Church of St James in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003555.

Who is responsible for protecting Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James?

Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James 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 1003555.

What other scheduled monuments are near Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Teston Bridge, over the Medway (3.7 km), East Farleigh Bridge, over the Medway (4.6 km), The 'Gatehouse', Palace Gardens, Mill Street (5.8 km).

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Overview
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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Teston Bridge, over the Medway
3.7 km
East Farleigh Bridge, over the Medway
4.6 km
The 'Gatehouse', Palace Gardens, Mill Street
5.8 km
Len Bridge, Mill Street
5.8 km
Tithe barn, Mill Street
5.9 km
The College of All Saints
5.9 km
Earthwork in Milbay's Wood
6.9 km
Preceptory at Dukes Place
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James

Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James

RochesterRoman town · ~7.6 miles
Domesday entry for Ditton, Kent →
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