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The Site of town ditch at Icknield Way allotments is a scheduled ancient monument in Suffolk comprising the remains of a defensive earthwork associated with a medieval town. The town ditch represents part of the fortification system of a settlement dating to the medieval period, preserving evidence of urban planning and defensive infrastructure from this era. The monument survives as an archaeological feature in the landscape, with its physical character and extent recorded in the official designation to ensure its protection and potential for future investigation.
Site of town ditch: Icknield Way allotments is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003937. View the official record →
The Site of town ditch at Icknield Way allotments is a scheduled ancient monument in Suffolk comprising the remains of a defensive earthwork associated with a medieval town.
Site of town ditch: Icknield Way allotments 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 1003937.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Atomic bomb store on Thetford Heath (3.4 km), Bowl barrow 720m north east of East Farm (3.5 km), Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of town ditch: Icknield Way allotments'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.
Site of town ditch: Icknield Way allotments stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.