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Winchester city wall is a scheduled monument comprising the surviving medieval fortifications of Hampshire's county town. The walls, which largely date from the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries, encircle the historic core of Winchester and represent one of the most substantial examples of urban defence architecture surviving in southern England. Constructed in stone, the walls incorporated towers and gates, though much of the circuit has been reduced to fragmentary remains above ground level. The fortifications succeeded earlier Saxon defences and underwent repair and modification throughout the medieval period, reflecting Winchester's strategic and administrative importance as a royal and ecclesiastical centre.
Winchester city wall and associated monuments is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001868. View the official record →
Winchester city wall is a scheduled monument comprising the surviving medieval fortifications of Hampshire's county town. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001868.
Winchester city wall and associated monuments 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 1001868.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 200m east of Twyford Pumping Station (4.4 km), Pumping station (4.5 km), Twyford Roman villa (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Winchester city wall and associated monuments'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.
Winchester city wall and associated monuments stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.