Shiptonthorpe was a Romano-British roadside settlement in the East Riding of Yorkshire, situated on the Roman road (Margary 2e) running from Brough-on-Humber (Petuaria) north to Malton (Derventio). It was active from the later 1st century AD through to the late 4th century, functioning as a small "small town" or vicus serving travellers and the surrounding agricultural population of the Yorkshire Wolds and Vale of York.
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The settlement is significant as one of a string of roadside nucleated sites linking the civitas capital at Brough with the military and civilian centres further north, illustrating how the Roman road network in eastern Yorkshire structured rural settlement and exchange. It provides important evidence for low-status, native-influenced Romano-British community life away from major urban or military centres.
Excavations directed by Martin Millett and colleagues in the 1980s–90s (published as "Shiptonthorpe, East Yorkshire" in 2006) revealed a linear settlement of timber and clay-walled buildings flanking the road, with enclosures, wells, infant burials, and evidence for mixed farming, ironworking, and modest trade. Finds included coinage, pottery (including local greywares and imported finewares), and environmental remains that have made the site a key reference point for understanding rural Romanisation in eastern Yorkshire.
Shiptonthorpe was a Romano-British roadside settlement in the East Riding of Yorkshire, situated on the Roman road (Margary 2e) running from Brough-on-Humber (Petuaria) north to Malton (Derventio). It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a settlement site from the Roman period in Britain.
Shiptonthorpe 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.
Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Newbald (8.8 km), Romano-British enclosure in Burton Bushes, Westwood Common (16.3 km), Brantingham (16.3 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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