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Grim's Bank is an ancient linear earthwork located in Berkshire, extending approximately 240 yards east of Padworth Gully. The monument consists of a substantial bank, likely constructed during the Iron Age or Romano-British period, representing a territorial boundary or defensive feature characteristic of the region's prehistoric and early Roman occupation. The earthwork survives as a prominent physical feature of the landscape, preserving evidence of ancient land division and administrative organization. This section forms part of a longer linear system reflecting the structured use of the Berkshire landscape during antiquity.
Grim's Bank: section extending 240yds (220m) E of Padworth Gully is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005389. View the official record →
Grim's Bank is an ancient linear earthwork located in Berkshire, extending approximately 240 yards east of Padworth Gully. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005389.
Grim's Bank: section extending 240yds (220m) E of Padworth Gully 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 1005389.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Late Iron Age oppidum and Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum and associated features (3.5 km), Flex Ditch (3.6 km), Three sections of a linear earthwork between Churchlane Copse and Early Bridge Copse, south of Silchester (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Grim's Bank: section extending 240yds (220m) E of Padworth Gully'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.
Grim's Bank: section extending 240yds (220m) E of Padworth Gully stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.