Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMildenhall Warren Boundary Banks

Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks

England
List entry 1485668
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1485668
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
9.31 hectares
Grid reference
TL7403976095, TL7403976095
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks is a linear earthwork located in Suffolk, England, comprising a series of banks and ditches that formerly defined the boundaries of Mildenhall Warren, a medieval rabbit warren. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the physical infrastructure of commercial game management, a significant economic activity for landowners during the Middle Ages. The surviving earthworks retain evidence of their original function as boundary markers and contain features characteristic of warren management systems. Such monuments are important archaeological remains that document the medieval exploitation of marginal lands and the development of organised hunting and breeding practices in England.

Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1485668. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks?

Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks is a linear earthwork located in Suffolk, England, comprising a series of banks and ditches that formerly defined the boundaries of Mildenhall Warren, a medieval rabbit warren. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1485668.

Who is responsible for protecting Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks?

Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks 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 1485668.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Black Ditches (4.6 km), Roman villa SW of Weatherhill Farm (6 km), Cavenham Bridge (7 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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks

Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Mildenhall Warren Boundary Banks

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~9.8 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~21.1 miles