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Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House

England
List entry 1002228
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002228
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 44590 31249
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pippingford Park Bloomery is a Romano-British iron smelting site located approximately 775 metres north-east of Pippingford House in Sussex, England. The bloomery represents evidence of iron production during the Roman period, when the Weald was an important centre of iron extraction and working. The site's archaeological features consist of the physical traces of iron smelting activity, including slag and other residues indicative of small-scale iron working characteristic of Romano-British industrial sites. This monument contributes to understanding the economic and industrial landscape of Roman Britain, particularly the exploitation of natural iron resources in the Sussex Weald during the imperial period.

Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002228. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House?

Pippingford Park Bloomery is a Romano-British iron smelting site located approximately 775 metres north-east of Pippingford House in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002228.

Who is responsible for protecting Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House?

Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House 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 1002228.

What other scheduled monuments are near Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pippingford furnace and ironworks, 885m south-west of New Lodge Farm (0.5 km), Pillow mounds on Ashdown Forest (0.7 km), Bowl barrow 300m east of Tile Lodge (2.2 km).

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Overview
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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
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Pippingford furnace and ironworks, 885m south-west of New Lodge Farm
0.5 km
Pillow mounds on Ashdown Forest
0.7 km
Bowl barrow 300m east of Tile Lodge
2.2 km
Settlement site 1/2 mile (800m) NNW of King's Standing
2.8 km
King's Standing
3.1 km
Chelwood Gate Enclosure
3.3 km
Stumbletts Furnace, 360m south-east of Twyford House
4.7 km
Oldlands furnace
5.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House

Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~12.6 miles
Domesday entry for Parrock, Sussex →
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