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The Town wall: remains of E side of town wall S of East Street and N of Gods House Tower is a fragmentary section of Southampton's medieval defensive fortification. The surviving masonry belongs to the town wall circuit constructed during the later medieval period to protect the prosperous port settlement. The remains preserve evidence of the wall's eastern face and contribute to understanding the town's spatial extent and defensive priorities during this era. This section of the wall stands in close proximity to Gods House Tower, a significant contemporary defensive structure that formed part of Southampton's integrated fortification scheme.
Town wall: remains of E side of town wall S of East Street and N of Gods House Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001931. View the official record →
The Town wall: remains of E side of town wall S of East Street and N of Gods House Tower is a fragmentary section of Southampton's medieval defensive fortification. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001931.
Town wall: remains of E side of town wall S of East Street and N of Gods House Tower 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 1001931.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 480m west of Glydia Farm (8.1 km), Two bell barrows 820m south of Stonyford Pond (8.4 km), Bell barrow 360m south-west of Ipers Bridge Farm (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Town wall: remains of E side of town wall S of East Street and N of Gods House Tower's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Town wall: remains of E side of town wall S of East Street and N of Gods House Tower stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.