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Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village

England
List entry 1004943
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004943
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
17.34 hectares
Grid reference
TF 28014 87124
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement site located in the Lincolnshire Wolds. The site has yielded evidence of occupation spanning the Iron Age and Roman periods, indicating sustained settlement activity across these centuries. Archaeological investigation has identified features and artefacts characteristic of domestic settlement, though the precise extent and nature of the structures remain subject to ongoing study. The monument represents an important record of rural settlement patterns in the Wolds during antiquity and contributes to understanding of land use and habitation in this region during the Iron Age and Romano-British periods.

Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004943. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village?

Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village is a prehistoric and Romano-British settlement site located in the Lincolnshire Wolds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004943.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village?

Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village 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 1004943.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 400m north east of Home Farm (3.1 km), Moated site immediately north east of Home Farm (3.2 km), Bowl barrow 600m WSW of New Buildings (4.6 km).

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This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village'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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site 400m north east of Home Farm
3.1 km
Moated site immediately north east of Home Farm
3.2 km
Bowl barrow 600m WSW of New Buildings
4.6 km
Moated site NW of Tathwell Cottage
4.9 km
Tathwell long barrow, 350m NNW of the junction of Horncastle Road and New Lane
5 km
Long Barrow north-east of Stonepit Covert
5.2 km
Neolithic long barrow and two Bronze Age bowl barrows north of Cold Harbour Farm
5.3 km
Long barrow east of Cold Harbour Farm
5.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village

Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Settlement SE of Welton le Wold village

LincolnRoman town · ~21.1 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~11.7 miles
Domesday entry for Welton, Lincolnshire →
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