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Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church

England
List entry 1005828
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005828
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.93 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 00531 02645, TQ 00384 02472
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church is a scheduled ancient monument consisting of banks and ditches situated to the east and south-east of the parish church. The earthworks are interpreted as the remains of a medieval settlement or manorial complex, likely dating to the medieval period, though the precise chronology and functional purpose of the features require further archaeological investigation. The monument represents evidence of the medieval occupation and land use patterns within the parish, preserving in its topography information about settlement morphology and territorial organisation that would otherwise be lost.

Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005828. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church?

Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church is a scheduled ancient monument consisting of banks and ditches situated to the east and south-east of the parish church.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church?

Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary'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 1005828.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A 19th century artillery fort known as Littlehampton Fort, 317m south west of the Windmill Theatre (2.6 km), Tortington Augustinian priory and ponds, including part of priory precinct (3.3 km), Maison Dieu (4.6 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.
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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.
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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

A 19th century artillery fort known as Littlehampton Fort, 317m south west of the Windmill Theatre
2.6 km
Tortington Augustinian priory and ponds, including part of priory precinct
3.3 km
Maison Dieu
4.6 km
Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House
4.8 km
Arundel Castle
5 km
Romano-British villa and traces of Iron Age occupation 500m WSW of New Barn
5.1 km
Goblestubbs Copse earthworks
5.4 km
Madehurst Wood earthworks
6.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church

Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church

ChichesterRoman town · ~9.1 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~10.7 miles
Domesday entry for Climping, Sussex →
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