The four Camps in and around Sandy:
Caesars Camp
This was the site of an Old British hill fort on the top of the Sand Hills to the north and east of the town. Almost certainly, it pre-dates the Roman occupation from AD 43 and consisted mainly of an earthwork built on a rocky outcrop, overlooking the River Ivel. Much later, in Victorian times, when the land belonged to the Peel family a villa was built in the grounds of the Camp. The name - Caesars Camp - remains today.
Chesterfield.
This was a Roman encampment, constructed when the Roman Empire was in full flow throughout eastern England. The area of the site is now occupied by the local cemetery. (There has been quite a lot of controversy in recent years, when the Town Council participated in an archaeological dig, resulting disturbance of the burial ground. However, a number of Roman artefacts were discovered and are now on display in the Council Offices).
Galley Hill
This is located on the southern boundary of the Warren, now owned by the RSPB and was a Roman hill fort during their occupation of the region.
Danish Camp
This Camp was built to protect the Danelaw, set up in 886 when King Alfred settled a treaty with the Viking invaders, led by King Guthrum and ceded the eastern region of England between the rivers Tees and Thames to the Danes, This would have included parts of the kingdom of Mercia, which had existed from around AD 600. Although the Lords and Barons regained control of the areas occupied by the Danes, these remained largely under the influence of the laws and statutes of the Danelaw until after the Norman Conquest in 1066. This Camp, of which there is now little trace, occupied land on which Sandye Place is now standing (q.v.)
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