© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Park Pale at Marwell is a medieval deer park boundary comprising an earthwork pale or fence line that formed the enclosure of a hunting park. The pale survives as a substantial linear earthwork with associated ditch, representing the physical demarcation of a private hunting landscape that would have been established by a manorial lord or aristocratic landowner. Dating to the medieval period, such parks were characteristic features of the landscape from the twelfth century onwards and indicate both the economic management of woodland resources and the recreational pursuits of the medieval nobility. The monument at Marwell demonstrates the extent and organisation of medieval park systems in Hampshire and provides archaeological evidence of the territorial arrangements that shaped the medieval countryside.
Park pale at Marwell, south of Fisher's Pond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012309. View the official record →
Park Pale at Marwell is a medieval deer park boundary comprising an earthwork pale or fence line that formed the enclosure of a hunting park. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012309.
Park pale at Marwell, south of Fisher's Pond 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 1012309.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Park pale at Marwell, 400m west of Marwell Manor (0.6 km), Park pale at Marwell, 250m north-west of Marwell Manor (0.8 km), Moated site at Marwell Manor (1 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Park pale at Marwell, south of Fisher's Pond