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Paved ford 400 yards south-east of Kempston Church is an ancient ford crossing, located in Bedfordshire near the village of Kempston. The monument represents evidence of a paved river crossing, likely of medieval or possibly earlier origin, indicating a significant routeway across what was probably the River Great Ouse or a tributary. Such paved fords are relatively uncommon archaeological features and represent substantial engineering works undertaken to facilitate regular crossing points for traffic, trade, and communication. The survival of structural elements of the ford demonstrates the importance of this location as a throughroute in the medieval landscape of the region.
Paved ford 400yds (366m) SE of Kempston Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005412. View the official record →
Paved ford 400 yards south-east of Kempston Church is an ancient ford crossing, located in Bedfordshire near the village of Kempston. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005412.
Paved ford 400yds (366m) SE of Kempston 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 1005412.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kempston Hardwick moated site (3.4 km), A moated site, three fishponds, two trackways and field systems at Moat Farm (6.7 km), Moat Farm moated enclosure and associated settlement earthworks (6.8 km).
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