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Roman camp, Matthew Arnold School's playing field, Staines is a Roman military installation situated in Staines, Middlesex, dating to the first century AD. The camp represents an important strategic position within the Roman occupation of Britain, likely connected to the control of the Thames crossing and the road network in the surrounding region. Archaeological evidence indicates the site comprised defensive earthworks typical of Roman auxiliary camps of the period, though substantial portions have been obscured or destroyed by modern development. The site remains significant as one of the few identified Roman military installations in this part of the Thames valley and continues to provide evidence of Roman military organisation and settlement patterns in south-eastern Britain.
Roman camp, Matthew Arnold School's playing field, Staines is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005919. View the official record →
Roman camp, Matthew Arnold School's playing field, Staines is a Roman military installation situated in Staines, Middlesex, dating to the first century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005919.
Roman camp, Matthew Arnold School's playing field, Staines 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 1005919.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthworks on Laleham Burway (2.4 km), Anglo-Saxon and medieval cemetery (3.4 km), Chertsey Abbey: a Benedictine monastery on the banks of Abbey River (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman camp, Matthew Arnold School's playing field, Staines's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Roman camp, Matthew Arnold School's playing field, Staines stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.