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Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village

England
List entry 1005310
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005310
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.81 hectares
Grid reference
SO 96266 46365
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village is an Iron Age or Romano-British defensive earthwork situated in Worcestershire. The monument comprises two parallel ditches that define an enclosed area, a layout typical of settlement or stock-management practices during the later prehistoric and Romano-British periods. Such double-ditched enclosures served variously as homestead boundaries, cattle pounds, or defensive works, reflecting the agricultural and social organisation of communities in the region during this transitional period. The survival of the earthwork features indicates the site's archaeological significance for understanding settlement patterns and land use in Worcestershire during antiquity.

Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005310. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village?

Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village is an Iron Age or Romano-British defensive earthwork situated in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005310.

Who is responsible for protecting Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village?

Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village 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 1005310.

What other scheduled monuments are near Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Elmley Castle village cross (5.3 km), Netherton Chapel (5.5 km), Kemerton Camp (6.2 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Elmley Castle village cross
5.3 km
Netherton Chapel
5.5 km
Kemerton Camp
6.2 km
Elmley Castle
6.3 km
Moated site 680m west of Manor Farm, Kersoe
6.6 km
Ditched enclosures SE of Eckington Field Farm
6.8 km
Conderton Camp
8.1 km
Moated site and Civil War defences at Strensham Castle
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village

Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Double ditched enclosure NE of Wick village

AlcesterRoman town · ~10.5 milesDroitwichRoman town · ~11.6 milesGloucesterRoman town · ~19.1 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~5 milesBattle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Bridge 1642Battle (1651) · ~7.1 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~10.1 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~17.7 miles
Domesday entry for Wick, Worcestershire →
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