Roman BritainIron Age and Romano British settlement remains and associated features, 1km south east of Leaze Farm
Roman Settlement · Civilian

Iron Age and Romano British settlement remains and associated features, 1km south east of Leaze Farm

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: nhle-9774
Site type
Settlement
Category
Civilian
Latitude
51.6827
Longitude
-1.6569
Overview

History & context

This site lies in the Upper Thames Valley region of west Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire, an area densely occupied during the later Iron Age and Roman periods. The settlement appears to represent a small rural farmstead complex with origins in the Late Iron Age (c. 100 BC) continuing through the Roman period, likely into the 3rd or 4th century AD — a pattern of continuity typical of native settlements in the Cotswold fringe and Thames gravels.

Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →

Significance

Historical significance

Sites of this type formed the backbone of the agricultural economy supplying the small towns and villas of the region, such as those along Akeman Street and the Fosse Way corridor. It was not a high-status site, but part of the dispersed pattern of working farmsteads that characterised civilian Roman Britain in this prosperous arable and pastoral landscape.

About this site

Questions & answers

What is Iron Age and Romano British settlement remains and associated features, 1km south east of Leaze Farm?

This site lies in the Upper Thames Valley region of west Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire, an area densely occupied during the later Iron Age and Roman periods. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a settlement site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Iron Age and Romano British settlement remains and associated features, 1km south east of Leaze Farm?

Iron Age and Romano British settlement remains and associated features, 1km south east of Leaze Farm is classified as a Roman settlement — a civilian site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.

What other Roman sites are near Iron Age and Romano British settlement remains and associated features, 1km south east of Leaze Farm?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Leaze Farm (0.2 km), Lechlade Roman villa (3.4 km), Great Lemhill Farm Roman villa (5 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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