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Purlieu Bank is a linear earthwork located in Epping, Essex, forming part of the defensive landscape of the medieval Forest of Epping. The bank constitutes a substantial soil and timber boundary feature characteristic of medieval forest administration, likely constructed to demarcate jurisdiction or manage access within the royal forest. Its precise dating remains uncertain, though such linear works are typically associated with medieval forest management practices, particularly those undertaken from the eleventh century onwards. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents an important physical remnant of the administrative and territorial organisation of Essex's medieval forests.
Purlieu Bank, Epping is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1427620. View the official record →
Purlieu Bank is a linear earthwork located in Epping, Essex, forming part of the defensive landscape of the medieval Forest of Epping. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1427620.
Purlieu Bank, Epping 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 1427620.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ambresbury Banks slight univallate hillfort (1.3 km), Roman villa 300m south of Long Shaw (3 km), Roman villa south of Hill Farm (3.4 km).
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