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Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm

England

List entry 1011921

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1011921

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

6.21 hectares

Grid reference

SY 29756 97413

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Woodbury Farm is a Roman fort situated in Devon, England, dating to the Roman occupation of Britain. The site represents an important installation within the defensive and administrative network established by Roman forces in the southwest peninsula during the first and second centuries AD. Archaeological investigation has revealed structural remains consistent with typical Roman military fortifications of the period, including evidence of occupation phases spanning the Romano-British period. The fort's location reflects Roman strategic planning for the control of Devon's territory and its integration into the broader provincial infrastructure of Roman Britain.

Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011921. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm?

Woodbury Farm is a Roman fort situated in Devon, England, dating to the Roman occupation of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011921.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm?

Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury 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 1011921.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newenham Abbey (1 km), Trinity Beacon (1.9 km), Musbury Castle (3.6 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.

Spotlight

A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.

Target Zones

For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.

Timeline

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

The Beacon on Shute Hill, 200m north east of Rowlands

3.9 km

Round barrow cemetery on Shapwick Hill

4.3 km

Roman villa 300yds (270m) SSW of Holcombe Farm

4.9 km

Hawkesdown Camp and associated outwork

6.8 km

Remains of bridge in cellar of No 2 Bridge Street

6.9 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm

Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm

IlchesterRoman town · ~21 miles ExeterRoman town · ~23.6 miles Maiden CastleArchaeological site · ~23.7 miles DorchesterRoman town · ~24.8 miles Battle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~20.8 miles Battle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~24.1 miles

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