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Medieval farmstead at Downash, 300m north east of Freshfield Farm

England
List entry 1016771
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016771
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.66 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 59175 07802
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Medieval farmstead at Downash is a registered ancient monument located approximately 300 metres north-east of Freshfield Farm in Sussex. The site comprises the remains of a medieval agricultural settlement that represents the dispersed pattern of rural habitation characteristic of medieval Sussex. Physical evidence at the location includes earthwork features consistent with domestic and agricultural occupation from the medieval period. The farmstead contributes to understanding of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the weald and downland regions of Sussex.

Medieval farmstead at Downash, 300m north east of Freshfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016771. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval farmstead at Downash, 300m north east of Freshfield Farm?

The Medieval farmstead at Downash is a registered ancient monument located approximately 300 metres north-east of Freshfield Farm in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016771.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval farmstead at Downash, 300m north east of Freshfield Farm?

Medieval farmstead at Downash, 300m north east of Freshfield 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 1016771.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval farmstead at Downash, 300m north east of Freshfield Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Beachy Brow 700m east of Ringwood (9 km), Bowl barrow on Beachy Brow 780m east of Ringwood (9 km), Two bowl barrows on Beachy Brow 730m east of Ringwood (9.1 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
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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Beachy Brow 700m east of Ringwood
9 km
Bowl barrow on Beachy Brow 780m east of Ringwood
9 km
Two bowl barrows on Beachy Brow 730m east of Ringwood
9.1 km
Cross dyke on Beachy Brow 30m south east of the golf club
9.2 km
Bowl barrow west of Paradise Plantation
9.5 km
Cross dyke on Pashley Hill
9.5 km
Bowl barrow and adjacent double bowl barrow E of Pashley
9.6 km
Bowl barrow on Pashley Hill
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval farmstead at Downash, 300m north east of Freshfield Farm

Medieval farmstead at Downash, 300m north east of Freshfield Farm stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval farmstead at Downash, 300m north east of Freshfield Farm

Battle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~10.8 milesBattle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~12.2 miles
Domesday entry for Bowley, Sussex →
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