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The Romano-British rural settlement on the eastern edge of Chipping Norton is a scheduled ancient monument comprising remains of domestic and agricultural occupation dating to the Roman period. The site preserves evidence of Iron Age settlement preceding the Roman phase, indicating continuity of habitation across the Iron Age to Romano-British transition. The monument's physical character includes traces of structural remains and associated occupation deposits distributed across the landscape, reflecting the pattern of rural settlement typical of Romano-British Oxfordshire. The site's archaeological significance lies in its documentation of settlement patterns and land use during both the Iron Age and Roman periods in the upper Cotswold region.
Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping Norton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1486619. View the official record →
The Romano-British rural settlement on the eastern edge of Chipping Norton is a scheduled ancient monument comprising remains of domestic and agricultural occupation dating to the Roman period.
Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping Norton 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 1486619.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 150m east of Waterman's Lodge: one of a pair of Bronze Age barrows on the western edge of Wychwood Forest (8.5 km), Waterman's Lodge bowl barrow, one of a pair of Bronze Age barrows on the western edge of Wychwood Forest (8.5 km), One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m NW of High Lodge (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping Norton '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.
Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping Norton stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.