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New Gate, Winchelsea is a medieval fortified gateway forming part of the town defences of Winchelsea, Sussex. The gate dates from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century, constructed during the period when Winchelsea was refounded as a planned coastal town following the destruction of Old Winchelsea by marine erosion. The structure comprises a substantial stone archway with defensive features typical of urban gateways of the period, controlling access to the town's planned street grid. New Gate remains a significant surviving element of Winchelsea's medieval defensive circuit and illustrates the engineering standards applied to the borough's fortification during the later medieval period.
New Gate, Winchelsea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002308. View the official record →
New Gate, Winchelsea is a medieval fortified gateway forming part of the town defences of Winchelsea, Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002308.
New Gate, Winchelsea 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 1002308.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Town ditch N of New Gate, Winchelsea (0.1 km), Royal Military Canal, Wickham Cliff to Strand Bridge, Winchelsea (0.3 km), Medieval town of Winchelsea (0.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of New Gate, Winchelsea's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
New Gate, Winchelsea stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.