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Tithe barn is a medieval agricultural building located in Berkshire, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents the type of large communal storage facility constructed to house the tithe payments owed to the Church, typically comprising grain and other produce from the surrounding parish lands. As a surviving example of medieval rural ecclesiastical architecture, the barn demonstrates the practical infrastructure that supported the feudal and ecclesiastical economy of medieval England. The building's form and construction are characteristic of the substantial timber-framed or stone-built barns that served essential functions in managing agricultural surplus and Church revenues during the medieval period.
Tithe barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006313. View the official record →
Tithe barn is a medieval agricultural building located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006313.
Tithe barn 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 1006313.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Watchfield Anglo-Saxon cemetery (3.8 km), Medieval settlement remains immediately south east of Fresden Farm (4.5 km), Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow south-west of Eastrop Farm (5.9 km).
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