Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman minor town identified as Derventio

Roman minor town identified as Derventio

England
List entry 1416328
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1416328
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
44.51 hectares
Grid reference
SE7012654447
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Derventio is a Roman fort and settlement located in Yorkshire, England, situated at the confluence of the River Derwent and River Ouse near the village of Malton. The site dates to the Roman occupation of Britain, functioning as a military installation during the first and second centuries AD as part of the defensive infrastructure of Roman Yorkshire. Archaeological evidence indicates the fort served as a strategic point controlling river communications and access routes through the northern territories. The surviving earthwork remains and subsurface archaeological deposits preserve evidence of Roman military occupation, including structural foundations and artefactual material that contribute to understanding Roman frontier administration in northern Britain.

Roman minor town identified as Derventio is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1416328. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman minor town identified as Derventio?

Derventio is a Roman fort and settlement located in Yorkshire, England, situated at the confluence of the River Derwent and River Ouse near the village of Malton. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1416328.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman minor town identified as Derventio?

Roman minor town identified as Derventio 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 1416328.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman minor town identified as Derventio?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kexby Bridge Also in EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE (3.4 km), St Leonard's Church and cross base adjacent to St Mary's Church (4.3 km), Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks at Manor House (5.2 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 ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman minor town identified as Derventio

Roman minor town identified as Derventio stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.