Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSettlement 700m NE of Lechlade

Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade

England
List entry 1006315
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006315
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.82 hectares
Grid reference
SP 23325 00366
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade is a prehistoric settlement site located in Oxfordshire, England. The monument represents occupation of the Thames Valley region during the Bronze Age period, reflecting the pattern of dispersed settlement that characterised this landscape in antiquity. The site's archaeological significance lies in its contribution to understanding Bronze Age land use and settlement distribution within the wider Thames Valley archaeological landscape. The precise extent and character of structural remains at the site are recorded in the heritage designation record.

Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006315. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade?

Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade is a prehistoric settlement site located in Oxfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006315.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade?

Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade 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 1006315.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Badbury camp (6.3 km), Two Highworth circles 600m south east of North Leaze Farm (6.6 km), Tithe barn (7.2 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade

Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.