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Group of salterns north of St Peter's Church is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of salt-working sites located near St Peter's Church in Sussex. These salterns date to the medieval period and represent evidence of salt production, an economically significant activity in coastal and near-coastal regions of medieval England. The surviving archaeological features consist of buried deposits and structural remains associated with the salt-making process, which would have involved the evaporation of brine to produce salt for food preservation and trade. The monument provides important material evidence of medieval industrial activity and settlement patterns in Sussex.
Group of salterns north of St Peter's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016722. View the official record →
Group of salterns north of St Peter's Church is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of salt-working sites located near St Peter's Church in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016722.
Group of salterns north of St Peter's Church 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 1016722.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham (4.1 km), Regular aggregate field system with prehistoric and Romano-British farmsteads and a Bronze Age bowl barrow on Park Brow (4.7 km), Cross dyke on Steep Down, 700m north east of Beggars Bush (4.7 km).
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