At the moment there are seven web pages covering the history of Chestfield, which you reach through the drop down menu. Through your work they could change, but they already begin to reveal the unique story of the place we live. At the moment these seven are called:
The earliest records
The Roman influence from 100 BC
After the Romans to 1066
Feudal Chestfield
The 16th Century and the national connection
The Chestfield Farms 1600 to 1900
The 20th century - the garden city movement meets property development
Chestfield needs its own distinct treatment, and there is a lot still to be discovered and thought through. For example the chapter The Roman influence from 100 BC is not a mistake - the Romans did invade in 43 AD (with a brief earlier visit from Julius Caesar a century earlier). Chestfield was very probably influenced by the trade, the demand for salt, and the opportunities for young men to make an exciting living if they crossed the Channel and joined the barbarian armies of Gaul fighting the Romans (Britons in the Gaulish armies were noted by Ceasar). All this grew up from about 100 BC, while the normal evidence of later Roman occupation, roads and villas, seems to have passed Chestfield by.
The earliest records
The Roman influence from 100 BC
After the Romans to 1066
Feudal Chestfield
The 16th Century and the national connection
The Chestfield Farms 1600 to 1900
The 20th century - the garden city movement meets property development
Chestfield needs its own distinct treatment, and there is a lot still to be discovered and thought through. For example the chapter The Roman influence from 100 BC is not a mistake - the Romans did invade in 43 AD (with a brief earlier visit from Julius Caesar a century earlier). Chestfield was very probably influenced by the trade, the demand for salt, and the opportunities for young men to make an exciting living if they crossed the Channel and joined the barbarian armies of Gaul fighting the Romans (Britons in the Gaulish armies were noted by Ceasar). All this grew up from about 100 BC, while the normal evidence of later Roman occupation, roads and villas, seems to have passed Chestfield by.