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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Woodbury ancient villages'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.
Woodbury ancient villages stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.