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Roman Small Town south of Great Staughton is a Romano-British settlement located in Huntingdonshire. The site, situated in the landscape south of the village of Great Staughton, represents a modest urban or proto-urban centre of the Roman period, likely serving local agricultural and trading functions within the regional economy. Archaeological evidence indicates occupation during the Roman period, though the exact chronology and duration of settlement remain subjects of ongoing study. The settlement's designation as a small town reflects its intermediate status within the Romano-British settlement hierarchy, occupying a role between isolated rural sites and major urban centres.
Roman Small Town south of Great Staughton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1491190. View the official record →
Roman Small Town south of Great Staughton is a Romano-British settlement located in Huntingdonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1491190.
Roman Small Town south of Great Staughton 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 1491190.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Turnpike Farm moated enclosure and associated cultivation earthworks. (5.9 km), Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworks (6 km), Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure. (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman Small Town south of Great Staughton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Roman Small Town south of Great Staughton stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.