Hampshire Treasures
Volume 1 ( Winchester City District)
Page 253 - Soberton
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Group A - Natural Features | ||||
| Views and Woodland |
Beech wood and water meadows. Public footpath from Droxford Church to Meonstoke. Beech wood covenanted to National Trust. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 611 183 1911 49 |
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| Area of Scenic Beauty |
Meon River Valley. The low-lying parts subject to flooding. Haunt of wildlife. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 607 172 1911 50 |
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| Tree |
The Big Tree - stands in the middle of the four crossroads, locally known as Big Tree Corner. Hybrid of maple or plane tree. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 612 166 1911 48 |
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| Trees |
Row of lime trees running south west from St. Peter's Church, with a few trees of other species at south west end of row. | T.P.O. No. 42 N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 608 166 1911 59 |
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| Trees |
Mixed coniferous and deciduous trees adjoining east side of One Hundred Acres Road. | T.P.O. No. 407 |
SU 595 120 1911 58 |
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| Mulberry Tree |
Manor Farm, Soberton. Tree of great age. | N. P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 612 167 1911 13 |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Stone Age | ||||
| Flint Working Site |
Neolithic site now under crop. O.S.A. No. SU61 NW12. Ref: British Museum Quarterly 11, 1936-37, P. 101. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 616 183 1911 38 |
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| Working Site |
Mesolithic site. South east of West Lodge. Finds include a finely worked scraper, a large scraper with inverse retouch, one rough small scraper, and fragments of a Neolithic polished axe. O.S.A. No. SU61 SW10. | SU 600 122 1911 57 |
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| Iron Age | ||||
| Gold Coin (Find) |
Uninscribed, found 1881. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 610 160 1911 41 |
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| Crop Mark |
No obvious signs on ground. Located by aerial photography. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 620 174 1911 40 |
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| Roman | ||||
| Inhumations (2) |
Brigden Coffin Field, off Station Road. Two stone coffins found 1880-1881. One in Soberton churchyard, one in situ. Ref: V.C.H., Vol. 3, p. 266. | N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 617 173 1911 12 |
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