Three sections of medieval town boundary located to the south and west of Tutbury

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History & significance

The three sections of medieval town boundary located to the south and west of Tutbury in Staffordshire form part of the defensive and administrative infrastructure of this important medieval settlement. These earthwork remains, comprising banks and ditches, date from the medieval period and represent the physical demarcation of the town's limits, a feature essential to the management and protection of urban centres in this era. The boundaries' survival as archaeological features demonstrates the enduring physical geography of medieval Tutbury's spatial organisation. Such town defences and boundaries were integral to medieval towns of significance, serving both practical and symbolic functions in establishing and maintaining urban jurisdiction.

Three sections of medieval town boundary located to the south and west of Tutbury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006083. View the official record →

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