Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRingwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm

Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm

England
List entry 1019114
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019114
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.91 hectares
Grid reference
SU 63551 09181
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm is a Norman fortified site located in Hampshire. The monument comprises a ringwork with an associated bailey, representing a form of early medieval fortification common to the Norman period following the Conquest of 1066. The earthwork survives as a raised circular or oval enclosure surrounded by a ditch, with the bailey forming an adjoining defended area. Such sites were typical of the late eleventh and twelfth centuries, serving as administrative and defensive focal points for Norman lords establishing control over the English countryside.

Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019114. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm?

Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm is a Norman fortified site located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019114.

Who is responsible for protecting Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm?

Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm 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 1019114.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A length of the Gosport Lines west of Weevil Lane (8.9 km), Former Board of Ordnance Gunwharf, HMS Vernon (9.3 km), Bastion No 1, Gosport Lines (9.8 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.
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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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm

Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.