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Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane

England
List entry 1002275
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002275
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 90314 17381
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The barn and cellar in Rectory Lane is a medieval structure located in Sussex, England. The cellar represents an underground storage feature typical of substantial medieval domestic or manorial establishments, while the barn served the practical agricultural functions essential to rural settlement. The site's designation as an ancient monument reflects its importance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and vernacular building practices in the county. The survival of both the cellar and barn structures provides archaeological and architectural testimony to the organisation and economy of medieval Sussex.

Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002275. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane?

The barn and cellar in Rectory Lane is a medieval structure located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002275.

Who is responsible for protecting Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane?

Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane 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 1002275.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ferry Gate, Winchelsea (0.3 km), Strand Gate, Winchelsea (0.4 km), Medieval town of Winchelsea (0.4 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ferry Gate, Winchelsea
0.3 km
Strand Gate, Winchelsea
0.4 km
Medieval town of Winchelsea
0.4 km
Grey Friars, Winchelsea
0.4 km
Royal Military Canal, Wickham Cliff to Strand Bridge, Winchelsea
0.8 km
Town ditch N of New Gate, Winchelsea
0.9 km
New Gate, Winchelsea
1 km
Artillery castle and associated earthworks at Camber
2.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane

Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane

Battle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~9.7 miles
Domesday entry for Rye, Sussex →
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