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Chilworth gunpowder works is a scheduled ancient monument located near Guildford in Surrey, representing one of England's most significant industrial heritage sites. The works were established in the seventeenth century and continued in operation through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, producing gunpowder for military and civilian purposes. The site retains substantial remains of the industrial infrastructure, including building foundations, watercourses, and earthworks that reflect the specialised manufacturing processes required for gunpowder production. Chilworth represents an important example of early modern industrial development and the technological systems that supported Britain's military and commercial enterprises over several centuries.
Chilworth gunpowder works is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018507. View the official record →
Chilworth gunpowder works is a scheduled ancient monument located near Guildford in Surrey, representing one of England's most significant industrial heritage sites.
Chilworth gunpowder works 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 1018507.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earth circles on St Martha's Hill (0.8 km), Bowl barrow 90m west of Tyting Farm (1.3 km), Bowl barrow at Newlands Corner (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chilworth gunpowder works's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Chilworth gunpowder works stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.