WIDDENTON PARK 1
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.
Description
Medieval park pale earthworks recorded in field survey
SURVEY OF PARK AREA REVEALS LENGTHS OF BANK & DITCH (PRESUMABLY PARK PALE) & OLD HEDGES. 1ST SECTION IS WELL DEFINED BANK WITH N DITCH FOLLOWING S LIMIT OF WIDDENTON WOOD (OLD PARISH BOUNDARY). IN PLACES, SMALLER S BANK. BANK & INTERNAL DITCH CARRIES ON ALONG PARISH BOUND. CONTINUED BY OLD HEDGE (B3).
Assessed by the Monuments Protection Programme and scored as follows:
Group Value (Clustering) - low
Group Value (Association) - medium
Archaeological Interest (Survival) - medium
Archaeological Interest (Documentation) - high
Archaeological Interest (Potential) - medium
Archaeological Interest (Diversity) – low
Historic Interest - high
Landmark Status – medium
Architectural and Artistic - N/A
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Fourteenth century records of a park, possibly Widdenton Park
Date Listed
n/a
Last Updated
24 Jul 2023