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Settlement site

England
List entry 1004853
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004853
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
20.35 hectares
Grid reference
SU 49663 92377
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement site is an ancient monument in Berkshire, England, designated as NHLE list entry 1004853. The site represents evidence of human habitation from the prehistoric or early historic period, though the precise chronology and cultural attribution require specialist archaeological investigation. Settlement sites of this type in Berkshire typically comprise archaeological features such as postholes, pit alignments, or structural remains that indicate domestic occupation and land use patterns. The site's designation on the National Heritage List reflects its importance to understanding settlement patterns and human activity in the region during antiquity.

Settlement site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004853. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement site?

Settlement site is an ancient monument in Berkshire, England, designated as NHLE list entry 1004853.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement site?

Settlement site 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 1004853.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grim's Ditch: section W of Chilton Plantation See also OXFORDSHIRE 216 (8.1 km), Grim's Ditch: section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill See also OXFORDSHIRE 260 (8.1 km), Grim's Ditch; section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill See also WEST BERKSHIRE 109 (8.1 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Settlement site

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement site'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

Grim's Ditch: section W of Chilton Plantation See also OXFORDSHIRE 216
8.1 km
Grim's Ditch: section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill See also OXFORDSHIRE 260
8.1 km
Grim's Ditch; section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill See also WEST BERKSHIRE 109
8.1 km
Churn Knob bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Churn Hill
8.2 km
Bowl barrow 700m north west of Churn Farm
8.5 km
Barrow N of Ridgeway, Hodcott Down
8.9 km
Two bowl barrows and a pair of confluent barrows 270m north east of Churn Farm
8.9 km
Bowl barrow 500m west of Churn Park Cottage
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement site

Settlement site 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 Settlement site

Dorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~5.2 milesAlchesterRoman town · ~17.9 milesSilchesterRoman town · ~20.7 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~22.5 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~9.9 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~16.8 miles
Domesday entry for Milton, Berkshire →
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