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Settlement in Moulton West Fen is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement site located in the Lincolnshire Fens. The site comprises archaeological remains including occupation deposits and structural evidence spanning multiple periods of settlement activity. The settlement demonstrates the exploitation of fenland resources during antiquity, representing human adaptation to marginal wetland environments during prehistory and the Roman period. The site is significant for understanding the patterns of settlement distribution and subsistence strategies in the Fenland region during these early periods.
Settlement in Moulton West Fen is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002944. View the official record →
Settlement in Moulton West Fen is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement site located in the Lincolnshire Fens. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002944.
Settlement in Moulton West Fen 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 1002944.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement NE of Whitebread Farm (0.9 km), Medieval boundary earthworks at Queen's Bank, 100m south east of Providence House (1 km), Settlement W of Cate's Cove Corner (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement in Moulton West Fen'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.
Settlement in Moulton West Fen stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.