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Wallingford Town Walls is a late Saxon burh and Norman defensive structure in Berkshire, England. The town was established as a burh by King Alfred the Great in the ninth century as part of his network of fortified settlements designed to defend Wessex against Viking incursion. The walls, substantially rebuilt and reinforced during the Norman period following 1066, originally enclosed an area of approximately eleven acres and featured gateways and defensive earthworks. Though much of the medieval wall circuit has been lost or heavily reduced, significant stretches of the earthwork defences remain visible within and around the modern town, representing one of the better-preserved examples of a Saxon burh plan in southern England.
Wallingford Town Walls is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006293. View the official record →
Wallingford Town Walls is a late Saxon burh and Norman defensive structure in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006293.
Wallingford Town Walls 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 1006293.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saxon town (0.1 km), Wallingford Castle (0.4 km), Wallingford Bridge (0.6 km).
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