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West Chisenbury Settlement

England
List entry 1009565
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009565
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.05 hectares
Grid reference
SU 13628 52989, SU 13729 53018
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

West Chisenbury Settlement is a prehistoric settlement site located in Wiltshire, England. The monument comprises an extensive scatter of archaeological features including ditches, pits, and post-holes that indicate occupation during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The site's layout and artefactual evidence suggest it served as a domestic settlement with evidence of both structural remains and subsistence activities typical of prehistoric agricultural communities in the Wessex region. The archaeological record from West Chisenbury contributes to understanding settlement patterns and land use practices in southern England during the later prehistoric period.

West Chisenbury Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009565. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is West Chisenbury Settlement?

West Chisenbury Settlement is a prehistoric settlement site located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009565.

Who is responsible for protecting West Chisenbury Settlement?

West Chisenbury Settlement 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 1009565.

What other scheduled monuments are near West Chisenbury Settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 170m south east of Strangways on Countess Farm (9.9 km), Bowl barrow 200m south west of Strangways forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows (9.9 km), Bowl barrow 510m south east of Strangways on Countess Farm (10 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 170m south east of Strangways on Countess Farm
9.9 km
Bowl barrow 200m south west of Strangways forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
9.9 km
Bowl barrow 510m south east of Strangways on Countess Farm
10 km
Bowl barrow 300m south west of Strangways forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
10 km
Bowl barrow 70m west of A345 on Countess Farm
10 km
Pond barrow 400m south east of Strangways
10 km
Long barrow at Longbarrow Clump
10.3 km
Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford
10.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under West Chisenbury Settlement

West Chisenbury Settlement stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around West Chisenbury Settlement

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~6.7 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~9.1 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~9.9 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~10.8 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~10.8 miles
Domesday entry for Compton, Wiltshire →
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