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Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation

England
List entry 1002206
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002206
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.6 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 36533 08000
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation is a scheduled ancient monument located in Sussex, England. The enclosure dates to the medieval period and represents a form of land organisation typical of its era. Little detailed information about its specific physical characteristics or precise dating within the medieval period is widely established in the accessible scholarly record. The site is registered under the National Heritage List for England entry 1002206 and retains significance as evidence of medieval settlement and agricultural practice in the Sussex landscape.

Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002206. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation?

Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation is a scheduled ancient monument located in Sussex, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation?

Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation 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 1002206.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A group of three bowl barrows and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field on The Bostle (2.7 km), Heathy Brow round barrows (4.1 km), Round barrow NW of Mill Hill (4.5 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A group of three bowl barrows and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field on The Bostle
2.7 km
Heathy Brow round barrows
4.1 km
Round barrow NW of Mill Hill
4.5 km
Round barrow S of Breaky Bottom
4.8 km
Whitehawk Camp causewayed enclosure
4.8 km
Highdole Hill, Romano-British settlement
4.8 km
Long Barrow on Beacon Hill
5.2 km
Long barrow on Beacon Hill, 160m north west of the windmill
5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation

Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~2.9 miles
Domesday entry for Falmer, Sussex →
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