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Wallingford Town Walls is a scheduled ancient monument comprising substantial remains of the defensive fortifications that enclosed the medieval town of Wallingford in Berkshire. The walls date primarily from the late eleventh and twelfth centuries, constructed following the Norman Conquest as part of the town's development as an important administrative and commercial centre. The surviving sections consist of earthen banks and ditches, with some stone facing surviving in places, which once formed a complete circuit around the settlement. The fortifications represent a significant example of Norman urban planning and defence, and their preservation provides important evidence for the topography and development of a major medieval English borough.
Wallingford Town Walls is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006293. View the official record →
Wallingford Town Walls is a scheduled ancient monument comprising substantial remains of the defensive fortifications that enclosed the medieval town of Wallingford in Berkshire.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wallingford Town Walls'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.
Wallingford Town Walls stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.