Perhaps surprisingly, the area in and around the village of Clophill does not have a wealth of sites and finds associated with the time before the Norman Conquest. The following information is taken from the Bedfordshire Historic Environment Record [HER], which is now available on-line as part of the Heritage Gateway| website.

The earliest known finds from Clophill (as opposed to Beadlow|, which has Mesolithic material and Cainhoe| which has Neolithic material) are some undated cropmarks south-east of Pedley Wood [HER 16705]. They run along the top of the ridge and seem to show a rectangular enclosure.

The Viatores, a group dedicated to finding Roman roads in the modern landscape, have suggested that Clophill lies along an east-west road running through Dunton, Edworth, Astwick, Biggleswade, Langford, Henlow, Clifton, Shefford and Campton then on to Maulden, Flitwick, Steppingley, Eversholt, Ridgmont and Husborne Crawley [HER 5342].

Though this road must remain speculative there have been two small finds of Roman material in Clophill. A 4th century radiate coin was found in the village [HER 3650] and, in 1973, two fragments of Roman tile and brick [HER 11269].

A small Anglo-Saxon bronze brooch was found on the allotments in the village [HER 15969]. It dates to the late 6th century (550-600) and has a plain head with three concave sides and a small square round panel above the bow. Below the bow the brooch borders out to form a pair of stubby semi-circular wings which are separated from the foot by three transverse ribs.