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Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church

England
List entry 1010229
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010229
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.76 hectares
Grid reference
TL 45218 38750
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Park Wood is a ringwork situated approximately 75 metres north-east of Holy Trinity Church in Essex. The monument consists of a circular or oval defensive earthwork, characteristic of the ringwork form that emerged during the early medieval period, particularly in the 11th and 12th centuries. Ringworks of this type typically comprised a defended enclosure surrounded by a bank and ditch, serving as fortified administrative or residential centres for local lords. The site's proximity to the parish church suggests a relationship with manorial settlement and the ecclesiastical centre of the community.

Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010229. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church?

Park Wood is a ringwork situated approximately 75 metres north-east of Holy Trinity Church in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010229.

Who is responsible for protecting Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church?

Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church 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 1010229.

What other scheduled monuments are near Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clavering Castle: a ringwork with associated earthworks north of the church of St Mary and St Clement (7.1 km), Moated mound near Hale Farm (7.1 km), Chamberlain's Moat. (7.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Clavering Castle: a ringwork with associated earthworks north of the church of St Mary and St Clement
7.1 km
Moated mound near Hale Farm
7.1 km
Chamberlain's Moat.
7.2 km
Anstey motte and bailey castle
7.5 km
Moated site at Starling's Green
7.8 km
Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm
7.9 km
St Helen's Chapel, Bonhunt
7.9 km
Moated mound at Cole Green near Brent Pelham
8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church

Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~4.1 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~12.8 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~23.4 miles
Domesday entry for Chrishall, Essex →
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