Hampshire Treasures
Volume 1 ( Winchester City District)
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Group A - Natural Features | ||||
| Woodland |
Crab Wood. 183 acres of woodland south of Sparsholt. Trees include oak, beech and hazel. Centred on given grid reference. Part is County Open Space. Site of special scientific interest; part is Hants. and I.O.W. Naturalists' Trust Reserve. | N.P. Act S.S.S.I. C.O.S. |
SU 430 290 2631 16a |
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| Avenue of Trees |
Lime Avenue, Lainston House. Avenue of lime trees leading up to Lainston House from the Stockbridge road. Known to have been planted in C.17. | SU 444 316 2631 51 |
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| Avenue of Trees |
Horse-Chestnut Avenue. Part of the Stockbridge road. The trees were planted about 1920 by the late Samuel Bostock. | SU 454 316 2631 52 |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Bronze Age | ||||
| Bowl Barrows (2) |
Sited in Burrow Copse to the west of Burrow Road. Both barrows are covered in undergrowth, but are still quite visible. O.S.A. No. SU42 NW2. | SU 424 294 2631 16 |
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| Bowl Barrow |
Now only visible as a mark in the chalk due to ploughing. The site is on Moor Court Farm, north of Well Copse. O.S.A. No. SU43 SW4. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 14, 1938-40, (Grinsell), pp.219 and 353. | SU 420 308 2631 18 |
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| Bowl and Disc Barrows |
This site is at Moor Court Farm, west of Sparsholt. Has been ploughed out, only chalk marks remain. O.S.A. No. SU43 SW2. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 14, 1938-40, (Grinsell), p.353. | SU 421 310 2631 17 |
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| Bowl and Disc Barrows (5) |
Site is at Moor Court Farm. Sites are located here but none of the barrows are visible due to ploughing. O.S.A. No. SU43 SW10. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 13, 1939-40, (Grinsell), pp.218 and 353. | SU 415 320 2631 19 |
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| Round Barrow |
Small round barrow sited on the edge of West Wood in the south of the parish. It is now a 3ft. deep hollow some 6ft. in diameter. Known locally as Robin Hood's Butt. O.S.A. No. SU42 NW11. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 14, 1938-40, (Grinsell), pp.29, 30, 353. | S.A.M. No. 80 N.P. Act C.O.S. |
SU 413 293 2631 14 |
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