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Sutton Wick settlement site

England
List entry 1003671
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003671
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
11.94 hectares
Grid reference
SU 48292 95783
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sutton Wick settlement site is a prehistoric and Romano-British occupation site located in Berkshire, England. The site has yielded evidence of settlement activity spanning from the prehistoric period through the Romano-British era, demonstrating sustained human occupation and use of the location across several millennia. Archaeological investigations have revealed artefactual and stratigraphic evidence indicative of domestic and possibly agricultural activity characteristic of settlement sites from these periods. The monument's importance lies in its contribution to understanding the patterns of habitation and land use in the Thames Valley region during antiquity.

Sutton Wick settlement site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003671. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Sutton Wick settlement site?

Sutton Wick settlement site is a prehistoric and Romano-British occupation site located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003671.

Who is responsible for protecting Sutton Wick settlement site?

Sutton Wick 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 1003671.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sutton Wick settlement site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Culham Bridge (1.7 km), Dovecote at Culham Manor, 110m south west of St Paul's Church (1.9 km), Settlement site (2.3 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Sutton Wick settlement site

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sutton Wick 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

Culham Bridge
1.7 km
Dovecote at Culham Manor, 110m south west of St Paul's Church
1.9 km
Settlement site
2.3 km
Settlement site
3.5 km
Settlement site N of Thames
4.3 km
Site SE of Noah's Ark Inn, Frilford
4.4 km
Round barrow cemetery at Fullamoor Plantation
5 km
Settlement site SE of church
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Sutton Wick settlement site

Sutton Wick settlement site stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Sutton Wick settlement site

Dorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~5.9 milesAlchesterRoman town · ~16.2 milesSilchesterRoman town · ~22.9 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~23.3 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~10.2 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~18.8 miles
Domesday entry for Drayton, Berkshire →
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