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Roman camp at Upton, 350m north east of the water tower north of Long Lane

England
List entry 1014375
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014375
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.42 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 41934 69855
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Roman camp at Upton is a scheduled ancient monument located north east of the water tower north of Long Lane in Cheshire. The site represents a temporary or auxiliary military installation dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The camp's earthwork remains are preserved as a scheduled monument, reflecting the strategic importance of the region during Rome's military campaigns in north west England. The site contributes to our understanding of Roman military infrastructure and the pattern of Roman military occupation across the North West.

Roman camp at Upton, 350m north east of the water tower north of Long Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014375. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman camp at Upton, 350m north east of the water tower north of Long Lane?

The Roman camp at Upton is a scheduled ancient monument located north east of the water tower north of Long Lane in Cheshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman camp at Upton, 350m north east of the water tower north of Long Lane?

Roman camp at Upton, 350m north east of the water tower north of Long Lane 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 1014375.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman camp at Upton, 350m north east of the water tower north of Long Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Huntington Hall moated site (6.4 km), Moated site 180m W of Fir Tree Farm (6.9 km), Motte and associated earthworks east of Old Rectory (7.1 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.
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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

Huntington Hall moated site
6.4 km
Moated site 180m W of Fir Tree Farm
6.9 km
Motte and associated earthworks east of Old Rectory
7.1 km
Moated site north-west of Mill Hill House Farm
7.5 km
Moated site and fishpond S of Huntington Hall
7.9 km
Bretton Hall Moated Site
Medieval · Moated Site8.1 km
Bruera moated site and adjacent field system
9.4 km
Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman camp at Upton, 350m north east of the water tower north of Long Lane

Roman camp at Upton, 350m north east of the water tower north of Long Lane 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 Upton, 350m north east of the water tower north of Long Lane

Battle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~4.9 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~16.8 milesBattle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~18.7 miles
Domesday entry for Upton, Cheshire →
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