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Site of Rocester Abbey and part of Roman town is a scheduled monument in Staffordshire comprising the remains of a medieval Cistercian abbey founded in the twelfth century, overlying an earlier Roman settlement. The abbey was established around 1140 and developed as a significant religious house before its dissolution in the sixteenth century. The site preserves archaeological evidence of both its monastic phase and the Roman occupation that preceded it, with the abbey's fragmentary remains and buried deposits reflecting the successive occupation of this strategically important location in the Dove Valley. The monument's archaeological significance lies in its potential to reveal both Roman and medieval settlement patterns and material culture through excavation and survey.
Site of Rocester Abbey and part of Roman town is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006106. View the official record →
Site of Rocester Abbey and part of Roman town is a scheduled monument in Staffordshire comprising the remains of a medieval Cistercian abbey founded in the twelfth century, overlying an earlier Roman settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006106.
Site of Rocester Abbey and part of Roman town 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 1006106.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in Rocester churchyard (0.1 km), Croxden Abbey (4.6 km), Round House (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of Rocester Abbey and part of Roman town'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.
Site of Rocester Abbey and part of Roman town stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.