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Earthwork W of New Town Farm is a scheduled monument located near New Town Farm in Wiltshire, occupying an area of 0.37 hectares. The site lies on White Chalk bedrock of the Maastrichtian period, typical geology of the Wiltshire downlands that has shaped settlement patterns across the region for millennia. The monument is protected by Historic England under reference 1003040.
The earthwork's form and function reflect the particular character of chalk downland monuments in this part of southern England. The underlying geology would have influenced both the construction technique and the original landscape appearance, as chalk naturally breaks into usable blocks and the bright white subsoil creates a distinctive visual contrast with darker topsoil. Such monuments are often associated with prehistoric and early medieval land use in Wiltshire.
The scheduled protection of this site recognises its archaeological significance within the wider landscape context of the Wiltshire downs. The earthwork survives as a physical record of past human activity, and its preservation allows future study of settlement, agriculture and social organisation in the region. The monument's location at SU 11584 64081 places it within an area of considerable archaeological interest.
Earthwork W of New Town Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003040. View the official record →
Earthwork W of New Town Farm is a scheduled monument located near New Town Farm in Wiltshire, occupying an area of 0.37 hectares. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003040.
Earthwork W of New Town 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 1003040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden (6.3 km), Medieval village site (6.7 km), Strip lynchet system north of Chisman's Cleeve (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork W of New Town Farm'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.
Earthwork W of New Town Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.