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Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood

England
List entry 1004757
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004757
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
26.14 hectares
Grid reference
ST 96973 36157
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Romano-British village north of Stockton Wood is a Romano-British settlement located in Wiltshire. The site comprises the remains of structures and associated features dating to the Roman period, when this area of Wiltshire was incorporated within the Romano-British cultural sphere. The settlement represents evidence of rural occupation and habitation during the later centuries of Roman Britain, reflecting patterns of agricultural settlement in the region. The archaeological significance of the site lies in its contribution to understanding the distribution and character of Romano-British communities in southern England, particularly in relation to patterns of land use and settlement hierarchy during this period.

Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004757. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood?

Romano-British village north of Stockton Wood is a Romano-British settlement located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004757.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood?

Romano-British village N of Stockton 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 1004757.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m west of Vicarage Barn (5.6 km), Tithe barn and gatehouse at Place Farm (6.5 km), Castle Ditches camp (7.8 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.
Spotlight
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 whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 400m west of Vicarage Barn
5.6 km
Tithe barn and gatehouse at Place Farm
6.5 km
Castle Ditches camp
7.8 km
Wick Farm settlement site
7.9 km
Chalk military badges on Fovant Down
9.1 km
Two chalk military badges 380m and 550m west of Sheep Well
9.3 km
Buxbury round barrow, Buxbury Hill
9.3 km
Chiselbury Camp hillfort, cross dykes and site of turnpike toll house
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood

Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~10.2 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~10.5 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~21 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~21.7 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.3 miles
Domesday entry for Stockton, Wiltshire →
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