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Rochford Tower is a fourteenth-century fortified tower located in Lincolnshire. The structure represents a form of defensive architecture characteristic of the late medieval period, when such towers served both domestic and protective functions for landholding families. Built of stone construction, the tower survives as a testament to the architectural practices of its era and the strategic considerations that influenced settlement patterns in the English countryside during the later Middle Ages. The monument is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its significance to the archaeological and architectural heritage of the county.
Rochford Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016693. View the official record →
Rochford Tower is a fourteenth-century fortified tower located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016693.
Rochford Tower 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 1016693.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hussey Tower (2.2 km), Churchyard cross, St James's churchyard (2.6 km), Moated site 480m north east of Wyberton West Hospital (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Rochford Tower's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Rochford Tower stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.