ɐ pˈɑːsᵻbəl ˈaɪɚn ˈeɪdʒ ɔːɹ ɹˈoʊmən ɛŋklˈoʊʒɚ wʌz nˈɔːɹθˈiːst fɹʌmðə pɹˈɛzənt vˈɪlɪdʒ, aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ˈɛɹɪəl fətˈɑːɡɹəfi, ænd æt ðə nˈɔːɹθ ænd sˈaʊθ ʌvðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ɪz ˈɛvɪdəns ʌv mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl ˈɜːθwɜːks, fˈiːld bˈaʊndɚɹiz, pˈɑːndz, tɹˈækweɪz, ænd ɹˈɪdʒᵻz ænd fˈɜːɹoʊz.
A possible Iron Age or Roman enclosure was  north-east from the present village, identified by aerial photography, and at the north and south of the village is evidence of medieval earthworks, field boundaries, ponds, trackways, and ridges and furrows.