Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWoodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks

Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks

England
List entry 1021442
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021442
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.55 hectares
Grid reference
TL 81315 06442
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Woodham Walter Hall is a early sixteenth-century house located in Essex, England, representing a significant example of Tudor domestic architecture from the early modern period. The hall and its associated garden earthworks are designated as an ancient monument, reflecting the archaeological interest in both the standing structure and the landscape features that survive in the grounds. The property preserves evidence of the domestic and horticultural arrangements typical of gentry houses during this era, with the earthworks providing material testimony to Renaissance garden design practices. As a heritage asset recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1021442, the site contributes to understanding the development of Essex gentry residences and their accompanying designed landscapes during the Tudor period.

Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021442. View the official record →

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What is Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks?

Woodham Walter Hall is a early sixteenth-century house located in Essex, England, representing a significant example of Tudor domestic architecture from the early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021442.

Who is responsible for protecting Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks?

Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks 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 1021442.

What other scheduled monuments are near Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Complex of cropmarks including barrows E of Hoemill Barns (1.5 km), The medieval leprosy hospital of St Giles (3 km), Medieval tile kiln N of Eves Corner (3.1 km).

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Monuments
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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks

Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks

ColchesterRoman town · ~16.3 milesRochesterRoman town · ~23.9 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~3.4 miles