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Earthworks in Boxwood

England
List entry 1005241
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005241
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
14.38 hectares
Grid reference
TL 26932 26038
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Earthworks in Boxwood is a scheduled ancient monument located in Hertfordshire. The site comprises earthwork remains that reflect prehistoric or early medieval activity in the landscape. The exact chronology and function of these earthworks require assessment through archaeological survey and excavation evidence, though their scheduled status indicates recognition as a significant archaeological feature worthy of statutory protection.

Earthworks in Boxwood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005241. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Earthworks in Boxwood?

Earthworks in Boxwood is a scheduled ancient monument located in Hertfordshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Earthworks in Boxwood?

Earthworks in Boxwood 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 1005241.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earthworks in Boxwood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whomerley Wood moated site (3.3 km), Walkern Bury ringwork (3.5 km), Benington Castle: a motte and bailey castle west of Church Green (3.6 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Earthworks in Boxwood

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthworks in Boxwood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Whomerley Wood moated site
3.3 km
Walkern Bury ringwork
3.5 km
Benington Castle: a motte and bailey castle west of Church Green
3.6 km
Old malt houses and kiln, High Street
3.7 km
The Six Hills Roman barrows
4 km
Moated enclosures, Well Wood and Chapel Wood, Watton-At-Stone
7.2 km
Roman barrow and Bronze Age bowl barrow in Graffridge Wood, 250m east of Wintergreen Cottages
7.2 km
Bell barrow in Graffridge Wood, 400m south east of Keepers Cottage
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Earthworks in Boxwood

Earthworks in Boxwood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Earthworks in Boxwood

St AlbansRoman town · ~14.4 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~17.9 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~23.3 milesBattle of Barnet 1471Battle (1471) · ~17.9 miles
Domesday entry for Chells, Hertfordshire →
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