1 Saxon pottery sherds may indicate the continued occupation of this site in this period.
2 29 unstratified sherds of Anglo-Saxon pottery found on site of Romano-Brirish settlement
Findspot - fragments of Anglo Saxon pottery, dating to the Early Medieval period, were found to the west of Chesterton Camp during pipeline excavation.
1 A limestone rubble wall was recorded in a section, during the construction of an extension. The wall type is consistent with Medieval or early Post Medieval buildings. ...
The site of a limestone rubble wall which probably dates to the Medieval or Post Medieval period. It is located 600m north west of the church, Chesterton.
1 A collection of Post Medieval metal-work (shoe buckle etc) and musket balls found at this location.
Findspot - a number of Post Medieval finds, including musket balls and a shoe buckle, were found in the area of Hardwoods House.
1 Finds from fieldwalking included 10 prehistoric flints.
A flint scatter, comprising flint artefacts of Prehistoric date, was found during a field walking survey. They were found in the area of Barn Hill.
1 The old Peyto mansion formerly stood on an eminence in a field called ‘Image Hill’ to the NW of the church. The manor house was built by John Peyto ...
The site of a manor house built in the Post Medieval period to replace an earlier hall. It was demolished in 1802. The site of the manor house is visible on aerial photographs. It stood 350m north of the church, Chesterton.
1 Deserted village of Kingston (alias Chesterton Parva). ‘Town Field’ in Tithe Award and Place Names MS. In 1946 two fields called ‘Little Town’ and ‘Old Town’ were both under ...
The site of the deserted settlement of Kingston, dating to the Medieval period, which is known from documentary evidence. The remains of houses are visible on aerial photographs as earthworks. It is located 900m south east of the church, Chesterton.
1 The watermill and the pond called Mylne Pool are referred to in 1554 and 1689.
2 In hearth tax returns of 1662-74 a watermill with two hearths is recorded. Information ...
Chesterton Watermill, for which there is documentary evidence from the Post Medieval to the late Imperial period. The present mill building dates to the early 17th century, and an overshot waterwheel is still in place. It stands 350m south of Chesterton Windmill.
1 Probably a Civil War work, although it has been thought to be Roman. The earthwork encloses 1 ha and consists of a rampart 0.9 to 1.2m high and 6m ...
The site of an enclosure which is believed to date to the Medieval or Post Medieval period. Glass dating to the 17th century has been recovered from the site. It is located 900m north of the church, Chesterton.
1 Coins are occasionally found in the vicinity of the ‘Roman Camp’ (PRN 798). One of the Emperor Allectus (AD290) was discovered in 1890.
Findspot - coins dating to the Roman period were found at Chesterton, near the Roman town.
1 Coin of Constantine I with Roman pottery found at the Chase.
2 The FI file for reference 1 is missing.
Findspot - a coin and pottery dating to the Roman period were found 500m west of the church, Chesterton.
1 Sherd of Medieval red glazed ware, collected 1969.
Findspot - a single fragment of Medieval pottery, a sherd of red glazed ware, was found 900m north west of Windmill Hill.
1 Through this lordship doth one of those Roman ways… extend…; upon which, as is apparent, hath been a Roman Fortification, and within the compass thereof divers old coynes digg’d ...
Chesterton Camp, a Roman fortification which was built around the shrunken Roman town. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is located 800m north west of Windmill Hill.
1 The Post Medieval mansion (PRN 791) appears to have replaced a Medieval hall.
2 Manorial history described. In c1470 John Peyto rebuilt the moated manor by the church.
3 New Scheduling ...
The site of a manor house dating to the Medieval period which was probably surrounded by the moat. It was situated 100m north west of the church, Chesterton.
1 Fishponds.
2 Plan.
3 Upstream of the manor (N and NE of the church) is a fine series of fishponds. Along the N side a leet runs beyond a prominent linear ...
Fishponds used for the breeding and storage of fish. The fishponds are associated with the Medieval and/or Post Medieval manors and survive as earthworks. The site is located 100m north of St Giles's Church at Chesterton.
1 Stone foundations are clear just W of the moat, including one rectangular building of considerable size.
2 Area deep-ploughed in 1984 revealing Medieval masonry.
3 The quantity and type of masonry ...
The site of a building of considerable size, the masonry fragments of which date it to the Medieval period. It was situated 200m north west of the church, Chesterton.
1 Shrunken village of Chesterton Magna. This is still a dispersed village. Beresford places the site in ‘Town Grounds’/’Little Town’ (cSP3458). Rous lists depopulation here and reports 79 families in ...
The shrunken village of Chesterton Magna. The village became depopulated during the Medieval period. The remains of the Medieval village and areas of ridge and furrow are visible as earthworks, which are situated to the west and south of Chesterton Green.
1 The 1849 Tithe Map marks three buildings which have since disappeared near the confluence of the two streams between Town Close Meadow and Moat Hill. Stone foundations have been ...
The site of a deserted settlement dating to the Imperial period which is known from three buildings which were marked on the Tithe map of 1849, but which no longer stand. They were situated east of the church, Chesterton.
1 A note from the museum curator records that a gentleman within the last three months has found three Roman coins of different periods and also an Edward I penny.
2 ...
Findspot - Roman items were found in the area 1km north west of Chesterton Green.
1 Observation of foundation trenches for a new office north of the Roman town at Chesterton revealed no evidence for Roman activity, suggesting that the Roman town did not extend ...
Fragments of Roman pottery and tile were found during archaeological work to the north of the Roman town at Chesterton. The finds suggest that this may have been the site of a Roman building with a hypocaust.
1 In June 1992 observation of a newly cut drainage ditch along the north side of the Fosse revealed a scatter of Roman finds and building material. However, north ...
Findspot - a scatter of Roman pottery and building material was found during archaeological work 200m north of Chesterton Roman Town.
1 Fieldwork has clarified the extent of Roman activity, limiting it to the possible site (WA 4527). Field walking over the northern part of the development site revealed a ...
Findspot - a small scatter of Roman pottery sherds and tile fragments was found during a field walking survey in the area north of Chesterton Wood.
1Part of an extensive earthwork complex including some crofts and houses, among a maze of post-depopulation paddocks and pens; a messuage and crofts confirmed to William de Depyng in 1344 ...
An area of the Medieval deserted settlement of Chesterton Magna known as Le Grenesyde. The site is known from documentary evidence and is thought to be situated in the area to the west of Chesterton Green.
1 In 1922 a quantity of potsherds were reported during the laying of a water-pipe on the N side of Ewe Fields Farm. Several short trenches were dug, gradually working ...
The site of a villa dating to the Roman period. Excavations have taken place at the site and have produced finds such as imbrexes, querns, a coin and mosaics. It is located 600m west of the church, Chesterton.
1 Handsome stone windmill erected in 1632 on site of earlier mill for Sir Edward Peyto, after a design by Inigo Jones. The roof is of domical shape covered with ...
A 17th century circular stone windmill of unique design, one of the structures forming part of a designed landscape associated with the Peyto mansion at Chesterton. It has been restored, and much of the original machinery is still in place. It stands on Windmill Hill.