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Wombwell Wood is a Romano-British settlement located in Yorkshire, comprising scattered archaeological remains dating to the Roman period. The site contains evidence of occupation and activity typical of rural settlements from the Romano-British era, with physical traces surviving as cropmarks and surface finds visible across the wooded landscape. Its significance lies in what it reveals about the pattern of settlement and land use during Roman Britain, contributing to understanding of how native and Romano-British populations adapted to the Roman occupation across northern England. The monument remains an important archaeological resource for studying the transition and coexistence of Romano-British and pre-Roman settlement patterns in the region.
Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004796. View the official record →
Wombwell Wood is a Romano-British settlement located in Yorkshire, comprising scattered archaeological remains dating to the Roman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004796.
Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood 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 1004796.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park (7.9 km), Caesar's Camp, Scholes Coppice (8.3 km), Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood'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 settlements in Wombwell Wood stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.