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Warren furnace

England
List entry 1005815
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005815
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.83 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 34758 39318
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Warren furnace is a Late Medieval iron-smelting furnace located in Sussex, England. The site represents an important example of early iron production technology in the Weald, a region renowned for its iron-working activities during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The furnace structure demonstrates the characteristic design of bloomery or shaft furnace construction typical of this period, reflecting the expanding demand for iron in medieval and early modern England. Its survival and archaeological record contribute to understanding the development of metallurgical practice and industrial organisation in the Sussex Weald.

Warren furnace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005815. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Warren furnace?

Warren furnace is a Late Medieval iron-smelting furnace located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005815.

Who is responsible for protecting Warren furnace?

Warren furnace 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 1005815.

What other scheduled monuments are near Warren furnace?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site west of Avenue Wood, Felbridge (1.4 km), Moated site and associated earthworks on Pound Hill, 700m east of Gatwick Stream. (5.6 km), Village cage and St Peter's Cross (5.7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site west of Avenue Wood, Felbridge
1.4 km
Moated site and associated earthworks on Pound Hill, 700m east of Gatwick Stream.
5.6 km
Village cage and St Peter's Cross
5.7 km
Thunderfield Castle medieval moated site
5.8 km
Medieval settlement remains 100m south east and 150m south west of Oldlands Farm, Tinsley Green
5.8 km
Philpots Camp: a promontory fort and Mesolithic rock shelters 500m north west of Philpots Farm
7.1 km
Medieval or Early Post-medieval Tannery, Scotchman's Copse
7.3 km
Medieval moated site with adjoining paddock boundaries, Lodge Farm, South Park
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Warren furnace

Warren furnace stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Warren furnace

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~17.6 miles
Domesday entry for Burleigh, Sussex →
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