Monument record 3158 - Possible Settlement, Undated

A possible rectilinear enclosure and parallel linear ditches of possible Roman date are visible on aerial photographs south of Chelveston. Geophysical survey undertaken in 2025, supports the cropmarks with similar findings in the data.

{1} Enclosure cropmarks recorded in 1983. Some may be geological features. NCCAP:SP9969/009.

[2} A possible rectilinear enclosure of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs and was mapped as part of the Bedford Borough NMP project. The enclosure is located south of Chelveston, centred at SP 99005 69217 and measures about 50metres by 27metres across with a possible annexe enclosure on the southwest side.
Parallel linear ditches are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs north of Caldecott and were mapped as part of the Bedford Borough NMP project. They trend northwest-southwest and are about 100metres apart and are centred at SP 99010 69107 and SP 99025 68975. They appear to underlie medieval-post medieval ridge and furrow and could be associated with the possible enclosure recorded to the north.

{4} Geophysical survey undertaken in 2025 found anomalies in this area that corroborate the cropmarks. Groups of enclosures are located within the survey data. These enclosures clearly extend further to the south and also the west of the site. The interior of the enclosures contain anomalies that would be consistent with archaeological features and appear to form subdivisions. A handful of archaeological pit anomalies have also been recorded. The enclosures looked to be grouped around a possible trackway or major boundary, that is orientiated in a northeast to southwest direction.

<1> FOARD G.R., 1983, Oral Report to SMR, (checked) (Oral Report). SNN50928.

<2> Aerial Photograph, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM JUN-2005 ACCESSED 19-OCT-2018 (Photographs). SNN112974.

<3> Bedford Borough Council HER, Undated, Bedford Borough NMP, MD003015 (Archive). SNN113023.

<4> Emma Browning, 2025, Chelveston, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Geophysical Survey. (Report). SNN116838.

Record last edited

May 27 2025 12:40PM