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Roman camp at Stamford Lodge, 350m north west of Stamford Hollows Farm

England
List entry 1014380
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014380
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.84 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 45519 66862
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman camp at Stamford Lodge is a military installation situated approximately 350 metres north west of Stamford Hollows Farm in Cheshire, England. The site represents a temporary marching camp of the Roman period, likely dating to the first or second century AD during Rome's campaigns in Britain. The camp's earthwork defences, comprising banks and ditches characteristic of Roman military engineering, survive as surface features across the designated monument area. Such camps served as overnight or short-term fortifications for mobile Roman military units operating during the conquest and subsequent administration of the region.

Roman camp at Stamford Lodge, 350m north west of Stamford Hollows Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014380. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman camp at Stamford Lodge, 350m north west of Stamford Hollows Farm?

Roman camp at Stamford Lodge is a military installation situated approximately 350 metres north west of Stamford Hollows Farm in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014380.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman camp at Stamford Lodge, 350m north west of Stamford Hollows Farm?

Roman camp at Stamford Lodge, 350m north west of Stamford Hollows Farm 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 1014380.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman camp at Stamford Lodge, 350m north west of Stamford Hollows Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp 50m south of Elm Bank (2.9 km), Huntington Hall moated site (4.9 km), Moated site and fishpond S of Huntington Hall (5.5 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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman camp 50m south of Elm Bank
2.9 km
Huntington Hall moated site
4.9 km
Moated site and fishpond S of Huntington Hall
5.5 km
Heronbridge Roman site
5.5 km
Motte and associated earthworks east of Old Rectory
5.8 km
Hatton Hall moated site
6 km
Lower Huxley Hall moated site
6.3 km
Bruera moated site and adjacent field system
6.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman camp at Stamford Lodge, 350m north west of Stamford Hollows Farm

Roman camp at Stamford Lodge, 350m north west of Stamford Hollows Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Roman camp at Stamford Lodge, 350m north west of Stamford Hollows Farm

Battle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~2.5 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~13.9 milesBattle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~19.1 miles
Domesday entry for Sutton, Cheshire →
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