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Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm

England
List entry 1002990
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002990
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.07 hectares
Grid reference
SP 27784 50354
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm is a prehistoric monument located in Warwickshire, England. The enclosure is defined by two parallel ditches and represents settlement or land division activity from the Iron Age period. Its physical character, consisting of the distinctive double-ditch configuration, suggests it served defensive or demarcation purposes within a broader landscape of contemporary settlement activity in the region. The monument is one of several enclosures at Thornton Farm that collectively illustrate the pattern of land organisation and occupation during the later prehistoric period.

Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002990. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm?

Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm is a prehistoric monument located in Warwickshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002990.

Who is responsible for protecting Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm?

Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm 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 1002990.

What other scheduled monuments are near Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thornton deserted medieval village (0.5 km), Long Barrow on Long Hill (3 km), The Bank (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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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Thornton deserted medieval village
0.5 km
Long Barrow on Long Hill
3 km
The Bank
4 km
Medieval settlement at Brookhampton
4.1 km
St Nicholas' Church, Ettington Park
4.2 km
Standing cross immediately north of the Church of St Peter and St Paul
4.3 km
Compton Verney Bridge
4.4 km
Motte castle, 110m north west of St Mary's Church
5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm

Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm

AlcesterRoman town · ~12.5 milesWhilton LodgeRoman town · ~22.5 milesBattle of Edgehill 1642Battle (1642) · ~4.7 milesBattle of Cropredy Bridge 1644Battle (1644) · ~12.8 milesBattle of Edgcote 1469Battle (1469) · ~14.7 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~14.8 miles
Domesday entry for Ettington, Warwickshire →
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