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The Andyke, Bransbury

England
List entry 1015678
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015678
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.68 hectares
Grid reference
SU 42487 42797, SU 42614 42602
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable established information in the scholarly record specific to the Andyke at Bransbury, Hampshire, that would allow me to write with the precision and factual accuracy your request requires. Rather than provide uncertain details, I must acknowledge that while the site exists as a scheduled monument (NHLE 1015678), the detailed historical significance, dating, and physical character of this particular monument are not sufficiently clear to me to describe with scholarly confidence. I would recommend consulting Hampshire's Historic Environment Record or the relevant conservation officers for authoritative information about this site's period, form, and significance.

The Andyke, Bransbury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015678. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The Andyke, Bransbury?

I do not have reliable established information in the scholarly record specific to the Andyke at Bransbury, Hampshire, that would allow me to write with the precision and factual accuracy your request requires. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015678.

Who is responsible for protecting The Andyke, Bransbury?

The Andyke, Bransbury 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 1015678.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Andyke, Bransbury?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Worthy Down ditch (8.7 km), Bowl barrow 630m NNE of Littleton House (8.8 km), Bowl barrow 270m SSW of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down (9.1 km).

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Monuments
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Worthy Down ditch
8.7 km
Bowl barrow 630m NNE of Littleton House
8.8 km
Bowl barrow 270m SSW of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down
9.1 km
Bowl barrow 350m south of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down
9.1 km
Bowl barrow 400m south west of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down
9.2 km
Three bowl barrows 160m north of The Plantation: part of a dispersed group of round barrows on Stockbridge Down
9.3 km
Bowl barrow 100m NNW of The Plantation: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down
9.3 km
Bowl barrow 400m north east of Green Place: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Andyke, Bransbury

The Andyke, Bransbury stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around The Andyke, Bransbury

WinchesterRoman town · ~9 milesSilchesterRoman town · ~18.1 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~18.8 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~19 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~13.5 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~14.3 miles
Domesday entry for Bransbury, Hampshire →
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