Roman town

England
List entry 1005738
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005738
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
14.9 hectares
Grid reference
SP 09092 57064, SP 09202 57468, SP 09120 57269
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman town is a Romano-British settlement located in Warwickshire, England. The site represents an important example of urban development during the Roman occupation of Britain, typically dating from the first to fourth centuries AD. The settlement would have served administrative, commercial, or military functions within the broader network of Romano-British towns, reflecting the Roman strategy of establishing centres of control and trade across the province. Physical remains at the site may include structural foundations, pottery, and artefactual material characteristic of Romano-British occupation, though the specific extent of surviving features requires consultation of detailed archaeological records and site documentation.

Roman town is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005738. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Roman town?

Roman town is a Romano-British settlement located in Warwickshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005738.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman town?

Roman town 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 1005738.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman town?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Alcester Abbey (0.6 km), Oversley Castle (1.5 km), Beauchamp Court moated site (1.6 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.
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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman town

Roman town stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.