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The Tower of the Old Church, Ewell, is a medieval ecclesiastical structure located in Surrey. The tower survives as a substantial stone-built element from the medieval parish church of St Mary the Virgin, demonstrating the building practices and architectural traditions of its period. The monument represents an important example of medieval religious architecture in the region and provides physical evidence of the long settlement history of Ewell. The tower's survival and designation as an ancient monument reflects its value as a record of medieval construction techniques and the development of the Surrey landscape.
Tower of old church, Ewell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003721. View the official record →
The Tower of the Old Church, Ewell, is a medieval ecclesiastical structure located in Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003721.
Tower of old church, Ewell 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 1003721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and later beacon at Tumble Beacon (4.4 km), Roman villa in Ashtead Forest (5 km), Camp in Ashtead Forest (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tower of old church, Ewell'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.
Tower of old church, Ewell stands on Thanet Sand Formation, bedrock that formed in the Thanetian. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.