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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 →
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. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006083.
Three sections of medieval town boundary located to the south and west of Tutbury 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 1006083.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tutbury Castle (0.7 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross, St Mary's churchyard (2.6 km), Woodend moated site (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three sections of medieval town boundary located to the south and west of Tutbury'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.
Three sections of medieval town boundary located to the south and west of Tutbury stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.