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Powderham Castle

England
List entry 1001912
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1001912
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.39 hectares
Grid reference
SU 80264 46871
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I cannot provide accurate information about Powderham Castle in Hampshire under the reference given, as my established knowledge does not reliably confirm the specific details of this site that would meet your requirements for precision and factuality. The listing entry number you provide does not match records I can verify with confidence. Rather than risk inaccuracy about this particular monument's date, location, historical significance, or physical character, I must refrain from composing the description you have requested.

Powderham Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001912. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Powderham Castle?

I cannot provide accurate information about Powderham Castle in Hampshire under the reference given, as my established knowledge does not reliably confirm the specific details of this site that would meet your requirements for precision and factuality.

Who is responsible for protecting Powderham Castle?

Powderham Castle 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 1001912.

What other scheduled monuments are near Powderham Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork at Penley (2.8 km), Bowl barrow 100m east of Forest Cottage (5.7 km), Bowl barrow 180m south east of Forest Cottage (5.8 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Powderham Castle

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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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Earthwork at Penley
2.8 km
Bowl barrow 100m east of Forest Cottage
5.7 km
Bowl barrow 180m south east of Forest Cottage
5.8 km
Alice Holt Forest, Romano-British kiln sites
6.9 km
Bowl barrow on Frensham Common
7.9 km
Three bowl barrows on Frensham Common
8 km
Cuckoo's Corner Roman settlement, Neatham
8.5 km
Roman villa SW of Wyck Place
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Powderham Castle

Powderham Castle stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Powderham Castle

SilchesterRoman town · ~14 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~22.7 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~16.7 miles
Domesday entry for Badley, Hampshire →
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