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Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham

England
List entry 1005237
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005237
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.05 hectares
Grid reference
SP 88466 14957
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham is a prehistoric or early medieval settlement site located in Hertfordshire. The monument comprises archaeological remains indicative of settlement activity predating or contemporary with the established church site. Its precise dating and cultural attribution remain subjects of archaeological investigation, though its presence attests to human occupation in the Puttenham area across significant periods of history. The site's location in proximity to St Mary's Church suggests potential continuity of settlement and religious use across multiple historical phases.

Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005237. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham?

Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham is a prehistoric or early medieval settlement site located in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005237.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham?

Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham 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 1005237.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow and pond barrow on Bacombe Hill (8.2 km), Bowl barrow on Bacombe Hill (8.2 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1500m long section from Great Widmoor Wood to Oaken Grove (8.5 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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bell barrow and pond barrow on Bacombe Hill
8.2 km
Bowl barrow on Bacombe Hill
8.2 km
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1500m long section from Great Widmoor Wood to Oaken Grove
8.5 km
Large multivallate hillfort known as Cholesbury Camp
9 km
Bowl barrow on Beacon Hill, 500m south of Ellesborough church
10 km
Pillow mound on Beacon Hill, 550m south of Ellesborough church
10.1 km
Cymbeline's Castle: a motte and bailey castle 550m south west of Ellesborough church
10.1 km
Motte and bailey castle, moated site and Roman villa immediately east of All Saint's Church
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham

Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham

St AlbansRoman town · ~16.2 milesAlchesterRoman town · ~19.6 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~23 milesTowcesterRoman town · ~24.1 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.1 miles
Domesday entry for Puttenham, Hertfordshire →
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