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Roman site 400yds (370m) NE of Worlaby Church

England
List entry 1005233
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005233
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.18 hectares
Grid reference
TA 01706 14301
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Roman site 400 yards northeast of Worlaby Church is a scheduled ancient monument in Lincolnshire comprising archaeological deposits and structural remains from the Romano-British period. The site lies within an area of known Roman activity in the region and represents evidence of settlement or activity during the Roman occupation of Britain. Physical remains visible or recorded at the site include artefactual material consistent with Roman date and use. The monument is protected under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 due to its significance for understanding Romano-British settlement patterns and economic activity in Lincolnshire.

Roman site 400yds (370m) NE of Worlaby Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005233. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman site 400yds (370m) NE of Worlaby Church?

The Roman site 400 yards northeast of Worlaby Church is a scheduled ancient monument in Lincolnshire comprising archaeological deposits and structural remains from the Romano-British period.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman site 400yds (370m) NE of Worlaby Church?

Roman site 400yds (370m) NE of Worlaby Church 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 1005233.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman site 400yds (370m) NE of Worlaby Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Elsham Golf Course, 380m north east of Timaru Farm Cottages (3.3 km), Round barrow on Elsham Golf Course, 240m north east of Timaru Farm Cottages (3.3 km), Site of Jacobean manor house and gardens immediately west and south of St Maurice's Church (4.7 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
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow on Elsham Golf Course, 380m north east of Timaru Farm Cottages
3.3 km
Round barrow on Elsham Golf Course, 240m north east of Timaru Farm Cottages
3.3 km
Site of Jacobean manor house and gardens immediately west and south of St Maurice's Church
4.7 km
Thornholme Augustinian priory
5.6 km
Roman villa immediately west of Horkstow Hall
5.8 km
Long barrow, two Neolithic mortuary enclosures and adjacent round barrow to the west of Barton Lodge
5.8 km
Howe Hill bowl barrow
6 km
Moated site and fishpond 200m south-east of Melton Hall
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman site 400yds (370m) NE of Worlaby Church

Roman site 400yds (370m) NE of Worlaby Church stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Worlaby, Lincolnshire →
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