Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRomano-Celtic temple and Roman road at Church Field, 150m north of Church Wood

Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road at Church Field, 150m north of Church Wood

England
List entry 1018506
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018506
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.43 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 42121 54962
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Church Field is a Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road site located 150 metres north of Church Wood in Surrey, England. The temple represents a characteristic example of Romano-Celtic religious architecture, a hybrid form combining Roman and local British religious practices that emerged during the Roman occupation of Britain. The associated Roman road indicates this was a significant routeway within the Roman road network of the region, suggesting the temple's prominence as a religious and possibly commercial focal point. The site dates to the Roman period, approximately the first to fourth centuries AD, and remains an important archaeological monument documenting the religious and infrastructural landscape of Roman Surrey.

Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road at Church Field, 150m north of Church Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018506. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road at Church Field, 150m north of Church Wood?

Church Field is a Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road site located 150 metres north of Church Wood in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018506.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road at Church Field, 150m north of Church Wood?

Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road at Church Field, 150m north of Church 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 1018506.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road at Church Field, 150m north of Church Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Roman villa, Titsey Park (1.7 km), Linear earthwork 230m south west of Covers Farm (1.9 km), Camp at Squerryes Park (3.5 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road at Church Field, 150m north of Church Wood

Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road at Church Field, 150m north of Church Wood stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Romano-Celtic temple and Roman road at Church Field, 150m north of Church Wood

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