Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWickham Bushes Romano-British settlement

Wickham Bushes Romano-British settlement

England
List entry 1016330
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016330
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.8 hectares
Grid reference
SU 86456 64872
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wickham Bushes is a Romano-British settlement located in Berkshire, England, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The site comprises the remains of a settlement that reflects the pattern of rural habitation and land use characteristic of Romano-British communities. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under reference 1016330. Archaeological evidence from the site contributes to understanding the distribution and nature of Romano-British settlement across the region during the first four centuries of the Common Era.

Wickham Bushes Romano-British settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016330. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Wickham Bushes Romano-British settlement?

Wickham Bushes is a Romano-British settlement located in Berkshire, England, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016330.

Who is responsible for protecting Wickham Bushes Romano-British settlement?

Wickham Bushes Romano-British settlement 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 1016330.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wickham Bushes Romano-British settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Exploded Napoleonic practice redoubt on Butter Hill (0.8 km), Napoleonic practice redoubt and later practice trenches on Wagbullock Hill (0.9 km), Caesar's Camp hillfort and the remains of a Napoleonic redoubt (1 km).

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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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wickham Bushes Romano-British settlement

Wickham Bushes Romano-British settlement stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Wickham Bushes Romano-British settlement

SilchesterRoman town · ~14 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~24.6 miles