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Newtown is a deserted medieval town located on the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, England. The settlement represents a planned town foundation of the thirteenth century, established as part of the period's expansion of urban centres. The site retains evidence of its medieval street layout and building plots, visible as earthwork features across the landscape, though the town was abandoned by the late medieval period. Newtown's planned character and subsequent desertion make it an important archaeological record of medieval town planning and the economic fluctuations that affected smaller urban settlements in medieval England.
Deserted medieval town of Newtown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001820. View the official record →
Newtown is a deserted medieval town located on the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001820.
Deserted medieval town of Newtown 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 1001820.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The western of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, SSW of Ladle Hill (7.4 km), The eastern of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, SSW of Ladle Hill (7.5 km), Bowl barrow 730m south west of the unfinished hillfort on Ladle Hill (7.6 km).
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