Hampshire Treasures
Volume 1 ( Winchester City District)
Page 143 - Itchen Stoke and Ovington
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Group A - Natural Features | ||||
| Yew Hedge |
Attractive yew hedge surrounding Eveniode Cottage. Part adjoins the main road through ltchen Stoke. | SU 556 324 2619 15A |
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| Parkland |
Ovington Park. Area of parkland south of the ltchen and east of the village of Ovington. | T.P.O. No. 14 |
SU 563 314 2619 24 |
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| Area of Scenic Beauty |
Situated between Ovington Down Farm and Longwood Warren House. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 545 276 2619 26 |
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| Water Meadows |
Ovington. 21 acres of fen and herb, rich wet grassland bordering the River ltchen. Ornithological interest. A site of special scientific interest. Centred on grid reference. | N.P. Act S.S.S.I. |
SU 566 317 2619 48 |
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| Trees |
On north and west boundaries of churchyard. Protected trees include five lime, one ash, one cupressus and five yew. | T.P.O. No. 228 |
SU 559 324 2619 47 |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Bronze Age | ||||
| Bowl Barrows |
Abbotstone Farm. Site is situated near the boundary with ltchen Stoke Down. Two of the barrows might be of the saucer type. O.S.A. No. SU53 SE3. Ref: 1. P.H.F.C., Vol. 14, 1938-40, (Grinsell), p.353. Ref: 2. R.A.F. A.P.'s CPE/UK/1842/3154/5. | SU 555 344 2619 08 |
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| Bowl Barrows (Site) |
ltchen Stoke Down. Near the boundary with Abbotstone Farm. Land under plough. O.S.A. No. SU53 SE1. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 14, 1938-40, (Grinsell), p.353. | SU 553 344 2619 29 |
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| Barrows (Site) |
Fob Down Farm. Site of two barrows is situated between sheep drove and Andover water plantation. Visible as soil marks on aerial photographs. O.S.A. No. SU53 SE28. | SU 567 338 2619 33 |
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| Bowl Barrow |
North of A31 and south-west Ovington Park. O.S.A. No. SU53 SE12. | SU 555 305 2619 36A |
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| Barrow (Saucer) |
Ovington Down Farm. Situated in a field between Cander Down and Temple Valley. O.S.A. No. SU52 NW14. Ref: R.A.F. A.P.'s CPE/UK/2332/5086-7 and 540/A/5064/5081. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 545 274 2619 39 |
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| Iron Age | ||||
| Earthworks |
Oliver's Battery, Abbotstone Down. Fortified encampment. Ref: An Archaeology of South East England, (Copley), p. 253. | S.A.M. No. 58 N.P. Act C.O.S. |
SU 584 362 2619 01 |
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