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Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm

England

List entry 1006998

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1006998

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.53 hectares

Grid reference

ST6827569686

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm is a scheduled ancient monument located in Gloucestershire, England. The site represents a medieval field or settlement enclosure, typical of the extensive landscape reorganisation that occurred across England during the medieval period. The precise date of construction and the specific function of this enclosure remain within the broader medieval chronology, reflecting the agricultural and settlement patterns that characterised the region during this era. Its designation as a scheduled monument acknowledges its archaeological significance and potential to contribute to understanding of medieval land use and settlement organisation in Gloucestershire.

Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006998. View the official record →

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What is Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm?

Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm is a scheduled ancient monument located in Gloucestershire, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm?

Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm 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 1006998.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chewton Keynsham Bridge, 200m south-east of Chewton Farmhouse (4.3 km), Castle (remains of) (5.8 km), Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 585m north of Tuckingmill Farm (5.9 km).

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Overview

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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

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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

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Chewton Keynsham Bridge, 200m south-east of Chewton Farmhouse

4.3 km

Castle (remains of)

5.8 km

Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 585m north of Tuckingmill Farm

5.9 km

Stantonbury camp and adjacent sections of Wansdyke

6 km

Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 375m south east of Knowle Farm

6.1 km

Compton Dando Bridge

6.1 km

Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 530m north west of Park Farm

6.3 km

Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 285m north west of Manor Farm

7.4 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm

Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval enclosure 480m north west of Springwater Farm

BathRoman town · ~5.2 miles CaerwentRoman town · ~18.5 miles Glastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~22.3 miles Battle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~2.5 miles Battle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~2.6 miles

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