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Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park is a linear earthwork forming part of the defensive or demarcative boundary system associated with Hursley Park in Hampshire. The pale, which survives as a substantial bank and ditch, dates from the medieval period and represents the formal enclosure of the parkland, a practice characteristic of high-status aristocratic estates from the thirteenth century onwards. The earthwork's configuration to the north, west and south west of the main park indicates a carefully planned landscape design intended to define and protect the park's extent. Such park pales were typically constructed to control access, contain deer populations within the enclosed hunting grounds, and visibly demarcate the territorial claims of the estate's owner.
Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019124. View the official record →
Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park is a linear earthwork forming part of the defensive or demarcative boundary system associated with Hursley Park in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019124.
Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park 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 1019124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Merdon Castle (0.5 km), Roman villa N of Fernhill Farm (4.1 km), Two bowl barrows 200m north of Attwoods Drove Farm (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park'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.
Park pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.