Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWoodbury ancient villages

Woodbury ancient villages

England
List entry 1005652
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005652
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
23.78 hectares
Grid reference
SU 14883 27931, SU 14419 27910
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Woodbury ancient villages is a complex of prehistoric and Romano-British settlement remains located in Wiltshire. The site encompasses evidence of occupation spanning the Iron Age and Roman periods, with archaeological investigation revealing the presence of multiple settlement phases. The monument comprises ring ditches, enclosures, and associated features characteristic of prehistoric farmsteads and field systems. The remains provide significant evidence for understanding patterns of rural settlement and land use in central southern England during the late prehistoric and Romano-British periods.

Woodbury ancient villages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005652. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Woodbury ancient villages?

Woodbury ancient villages is a complex of prehistoric and Romano-British settlement remains located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005652.

Who is responsible for protecting Woodbury ancient villages?

Woodbury ancient villages 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 1005652.

What other scheduled monuments are near Woodbury ancient villages?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross (6.9 km), Wick Down round barrow (7.1 km), The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon (7.3 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.
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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 Woodbury ancient villages

Woodbury ancient villages stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.