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Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway

England
List entry 1009627
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009627
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.92 hectares
Grid reference
TL 10668 51291
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway is a defensive earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire, dating to the medieval period. The site comprises a ringwork, a form of fortified enclosure consisting of a bank and ditch arrangement, which represents a modest form of medieval fortification common in England during the 11th to 13th centuries. Associated with the ringwork is a surviving medieval trackway, indicating the settlement's connection to established communication routes of the period. The monument survives as an earthwork and provides evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in the region.

Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009627. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway?

Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway is a defensive earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009627.

Who is responsible for protecting Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway?

Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway 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 1009627.

What other scheduled monuments are near Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement south of Willington (2.9 km), Settlement site N of Chapel End Farm (3 km), Site discovered by aerial photography S of village (4.4 km).

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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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Romano-British settlement south of Willington
2.9 km
Settlement site N of Chapel End Farm
3 km
Site discovered by aerial photography S of village
4.4 km
Site of Newnham Priory
4.4 km
Manor Farm moated site
5.6 km
Bedford Castle motte and bailey
5.7 km
Medieval fishery and warren in Home Wood
6.2 km
The Moot Hall
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway

Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway

GodmanchesterRoman town · ~14.7 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~15.1 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~21.5 miles
Domesday entry for Willington, Bedfordshire →
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