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Strand Gate, Winchelsea

England
List entry 1002306
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002306
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 90682 17407
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Strand Gate is a medieval fortified gateway forming part of the town defences of Winchelsea in East Sussex. Built in the late thirteenth century, it represents one of the most substantial surviving elements of the planned town's original defensive perimeter, constructed following the relocation of Old Winchelsea after coastal erosion. The gate comprises a substantial stone structure with twin towers flanking a central passage, characteristic of military architecture of the Edwardian period. It remains one of the finest examples of a medieval town gate surviving in England, demonstrating the strategic and architectural ambitions of this important medieval port.

Strand Gate, Winchelsea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002306. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Strand Gate, Winchelsea?

Strand Gate is a medieval fortified gateway forming part of the town defences of Winchelsea in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002306.

Who is responsible for protecting Strand Gate, Winchelsea?

Strand Gate, Winchelsea 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 1002306.

What other scheduled monuments are near Strand Gate, Winchelsea?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grey Friars, Winchelsea (0.4 km), Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane (0.4 km), Ferry Gate, Winchelsea (0.4 km).

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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
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Grey Friars, Winchelsea
0.4 km
Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane
0.4 km
Ferry Gate, Winchelsea
0.4 km
Medieval town of Winchelsea
0.6 km
Royal Military Canal, Wickham Cliff to Strand Bridge, Winchelsea
0.9 km
Town ditch N of New Gate, Winchelsea
1.1 km
New Gate, Winchelsea
1.1 km
Artillery castle and associated earthworks at Camber
1.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Strand Gate, Winchelsea

Strand Gate, Winchelsea stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Strand Gate, Winchelsea

Battle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~9.9 miles
Domesday entry for Rye, Sussex →
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