Hampshire Treasures
Volume 6 ( East Hampshire)
Page 85 - Chawton
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Group A - Natural Features | ||||
| Tree |
Adjacent Jane Austen's House. Oak tree, planted as a sapling by Jane Austen. | C.A. |
SU 708 375 1604 29 |
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| Trees |
Chawton Glebe. Roadside trees and shelter belts on boundaries of former Glebe Farm extending on portion of old A32 Fareham Road. Centred on grid reference. | T.P.O. No. 2 E.H.D. C.A. |
SU 706 370 1604 30 |
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| Tree |
Adjacent Jane Austen's House. Horse chestnut planted 1967 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Jane Austen's death. | C.A. |
SU 708 375 1604 27 |
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| Tree |
Copper beech planted to commemorate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937. | C.A. |
SU 708 374 1604 28 |
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| Trees |
Imbrook Copse. An area of mixed hardwoods consisting mainly of oak, ash, beech and hazel. Centred on grid reference. | T.P.O. No. 70 E.H.D. |
SU 696 369 1604 31 |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Iron Age/Romano-British | ||||
| Field System |
Crocklands Copse. Lynchets and field banks on south-east slope, covering total area of 1 0 acres. O.S.A. No. SU63 NE6. | SU 696 365 1604 23 |
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| Post Norman | ||||
| Earthworks |
South of Chawton House. Thought to be park pale but probably an old enclosure complex. Large bank and south facing ditch runs along Chawton/Farringdon parish boundary. O.S.A. No. SU73 NW15. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 12, 1932-4, p.85. | SU 697 364 1604 25 |
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| Gallows (Probable Site) |
Gibbet Copse. Traditional site of gallows, mentioned in 1560. Exact position not known. O.S.A. No. SU63 NE7. Ref: V.C.H., Vol. 2, p.498. | SU 678 362 1604 22 |
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| Parks (2) |
Chawton Park Wood. Well preserved banks with ditches which apparently divided two ancient parks. Centred on grid references. O.S.A. No. SU63 NE8. | SU 683 367 1604 21 |
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| Dene Holes (2) |
Holm Wood. Depressions thought to be dene holes but probably old chalk pits. O.S.A. No. SU73 NW11. Ref: Archaeology in the Field 1953, (Crawford), p.234. | SU 712 364 1604 26 |
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| Dene Hole |
South west of Southfield Farm. Circular depression in centre of old tree-covered trackway, probably a collapsed dene hole. O.S.A. No. SU73 NW33. | SU 701 362 1604 24 |
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