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Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane

England
List entry 1005086
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005086
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.19 hectares
Grid reference
SD 55216 28325, SD 55147 28272, SD 55163 28100
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Winery Lane is a Roman settlement and industrial area located in Lancashire, England, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The site comprises archaeological remains associated with Roman activity, including structures and features indicative of both domestic settlement and industrial production. The archaeological record at Winery Lane contributes to understanding of Roman economic activity and settlement patterns in the north-west of England during the imperial period. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1005086, reflecting its designated status as a monument of historical importance.

Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005086. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane?

Winery Lane is a Roman settlement and industrial area located in Lancashire, England, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005086.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane?

Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery 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 1005086.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penwortham Old Bridge (2.1 km), Castle Hill motte (2.8 km), Cromwell's Mound Civil War fieldwork (5.6 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Penwortham Old Bridge
2.1 km
Castle Hill motte
2.8 km
Cromwell's Mound Civil War fieldwork
5.6 km
Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels
6.4 km
Chingle Hall moated site
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane

Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery 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 settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~21.3 miles
Domesday entry for Walton, Cheshire →
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