ˌɑːɹkɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl fˈaɪndz fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛɹiə ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ðˌɐɾɪt hˈæzbiːn ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd sˈɪns æz ˈɜːli æz ðə nˈuː stˈoʊn ænd ðɪ ˈaɪɚn ˈeɪdʒᵻz, ˈɔːlsoʊ ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃənz ɪt wʌzɐ sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌv sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns ɪnðə pˈiəɹɪəd ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmənz æz wˈɛl.
Archeological finds from the area indicate that it has been inhabited since as early as the New Stone and the Iron Ages, also indications it was a settlement of significance in the period of the Romans as well.