1 See cross references for details.
2 The construction of a reservoir was unofficially observed and the remains of at least two buildings seen but not recorded in detail.
3 Field survey ...
The remains of a Roman road and two buildings were found during an excavation of a reservoir bank. The discoveries were made 1km north west of Chesterton Green.
1 Smithy marked on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of 1905.
The site of a forge which was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. It was situated in Chesterton Green.
1 Sheep dip marked on 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of 1905.
The site of a sheep dip which was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. It was situated 400m south of Chesterton Windmill.
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 ...
Duplicate of WA793
1 A rifle range is marked on the 1886 6″ Ordnance Survey map.
The site of a firing range which was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was located 600m west of Chesterton Green.
1 Kiln’s Quarry is marked on the 6″ Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
The site of Kiln's Quarry which was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was located south east of Chesterton Wood.
1 ‘Old Stone Pit’ is marked on the 6″ Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
The site of a quarry which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 as 'Old Stone Pit'. It was located 900m north east of Chesterton.
1 Marked as ‘Stone Pit’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map.
The site of a quarry which was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886 as Stone Pit. It was located south of Chesterton.
1 Iron socketed spear-head found somewhere is Chesterton. Probably medieval rather than Roman. Only grid reference given is SP35NW. Method of recovery unrecorded.
Find of a medieval spear-head in Chesterton
1 Find of two coins and a stud in 1995. Method of recovery unrecorded. Non specific grid reference given of SP3359.
Find of medieval items in Chesterton.
1 The site of a sheepwash seen on the digital mapping.
The site of a sheep wash identified from an Ordnance Survey map. It was located at the southwest corner of Chesterton Mill Pool.
1 The site is marked on the first edition 6″ map of 1886.
2 The site can be seen as an earthwork from the road.
The site of a quarry and kilns complex visible as an earthwork and identified from documentary evidence. The location is immediately to the southeast of Chesterton Wood.
1 1961: Excavation either side of the Fosse Way exposed the cobbled foundations of the N gate and two periods of town defences. A clay rampart 9m wide was protected ...
An archaeological excavation on either side of the Fosse Way exposed the cobbled foundations of the north gatehouse and evidence of two periods of occupation associated with Chesterton Roman Camp.
1 The chapel which stood to the E of Kingston Manor Farm was pulled down several years ago when the key was hung on the branch of an apple tree ...
The site of a chapel of possible Post Medieval date. Some earthworks are still visible in dry conditions, and the site is located 1km south east of Chesterton church.
1 A clump of trees about 100 yards square and surrounded by banks (PRN 794) was cut down in 1956 and ploughed so that the banks were level. The enclosure ...
The site of a possible settlement dating to the Roman period where earthwork banks once stood. Finds of Roman pottery nearby suggest that it may be a Roman site. It is located 700m north of Chesterton.
1 In July 1966 earthmoving equipment was noted at Chesterton Camp and it was discovered that the farmer had received permission from MPBW to plough the site.
2 Ten weeks were ...
An archaeological excavation was carried out within the defences of the Roman camp at Chesterton. The remains of a timber structure of Antonine and later date was discovered. Adjacent to the Fosse Way were the remains of a stone building and a cobbled yard.
1 Ten week excavation at Chesterton Camp (PRN 798) revealed pre-Roman features in the form of small cooking pits and the burial of an adolescent.
2 Interim report from 1967.
Iron Age features, including small cooking pits and the burial site of an adolescent, were found during an archaeological excavation. The site is on the west side of the Roman Town at Chesterton.
1 Ten week excavation on Chesterton Camp (SMR No WA 798). There was evidence for Saxon occupation on the site although whether or not this was merely casual ...
An archaeological excavation at Chesterton Roman Camp found evidence for Anglo Saxon occupation of undetermined nature. Two small fires were discovered. Finds from the site included fragments of pottery and a decorated bone comb.
1 Finds made by a member of WARTwith a metal detector during survey work in 1990: Bronze tweezers, with linear decoration, and a bronze knife handle. Also a large number ...
Findspot - Bronze tweezers of Roman date and coins from the third to the fourth centuries were found 500m west of Windmill Hill.
1 Assorted finds comprising two unidentified bronze objects and a late Medieval bronze buckle recovered during survey work.
Findspot - ia bronze object and a late Medieval bronze buckle were recovered during survey work at Windmill Hill Farm in 1990.
1 Coins from the 3rd and 4th century reported by metal detectorists.
Findspot - coins dating to the Roman period were found in the parish of Chesterton and Kingston.
1 Coins from the 15th and 18th centuries reported by metal detectorists.
Findspot - coins dating to the Medieval and Post Medieval periods were found 100m south of Oakham Coppice.
1 Moat marked on site of Kingston Manor House.
2 Area of the site extended slightly to the northwest to cover the spot shown in fig 7;1 of’ Field and Forest’.
Bibliographic evidence suggests that this was the possible site of a Medieval moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It was situated at Kingston Manor Farm, Chesterton and Kingston.
1 Vertical air photograph.
2 Ridge and furrow cultivation transcribed from air photographs.
Medieval and later ridge and furrow cultivation in the parish of Chesterton and Kingston. In some areas it is survives as an earthwork. Elsewhere it is visible on aerial photographs.
