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Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak

England
List entry 1021292
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021292
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.27 hectares
Grid reference
SU 73462 16049
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Chalton Peak is an Anglo-Saxon cemetery located in Hampshire, England, dating to the fifth and sixth centuries. The site represents an important burial ground of the early Anglo-Saxon period and has yielded archaeological evidence including inhumations and associated grave goods that illuminate the material culture and burial practices of the period. The cemetery's discovery and excavation have contributed to scholarly understanding of Anglo-Saxon settlement patterns and the transition from Romano-British to Anglo-Saxon societies in southern England. The site is designated as a heritage monument reflecting its archaeological significance to the study of early medieval Hampshire.

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021292. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak?

Chalton Peak is an Anglo-Saxon cemetery located in Hampshire, England, dating to the fifth and sixth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021292.

Who is responsible for protecting Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak?

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021292.

What other scheduled monuments are near Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Chalton Down, 350m south east of Manor Farm (0.4 km), Three bowl barrows on Chalton Down, 860m east of Netherley Farm (1.1 km), Ringwork and bailey at Motleys Copse (4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Chalton Down, 350m south east of Manor Farm
0.4 km
Three bowl barrows on Chalton Down, 860m east of Netherley Farm
1.1 km
Ringwork and bailey at Motleys Copse
4 km
Motte castle at Motley's Copse
4.2 km
Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm
5.3 km
The Castle
5.6 km
Two round barrows in Grevitts Copse
5.7 km
Oval barrow 700m SSE of Locksash Farm
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak

Fishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~9.4 milesChichesterRoman town · ~10.5 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~17.8 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~12 miles
Domesday entry for Chalton, Hampshire →
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