Hampshire Treasures

Volume 6 ( East Hampshire)

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Description and Date	Remarks		Protection	Grid Ref. and Punchcard No.
Group A - Natural Features
Viewing Point	North of the village. Good scenic views.			SU 647 297 1618 08
Area of Scenic Beauty	Good scenic views of whole area. Includes Hathman Wood and Plantation. Abundant fauna and flora. Centred on grid reference.		N.P. Act A.O.N.B.	SU 641 286 1618 12
Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains
Bronze Age
Flints	Manor Farm. Finds include barbed and tanged arrowhead, waste flakes and a Mesolithic worked point. In Alton Museum. O.S.A. No. SU62 NE13.			SU 650 292 1618 06
Barrows (4)	The Devils Jump. Fine barrows situated in straight line within roadside copse. Traditional site of battle between Danes and Saxons and also Civil War Cemetery. O.S.A. No. SU62 NE8. Ref: 1. P.H.F.C., Vol. 14, 1938-40, pp.28-9, 355. Ref: 2. Field Archaeology as Illustrated in Hampshire, 1915, (Williams-Freeman), p.293.		S.A.M. No. 41	SU 667 281 1618 07
Post Norman
Manor House (Site)	North of St. Mary Magdalene Church. The Manor of West Tisted was held by the Tichborne family from the C.14 to recent times. The Manor House was demolished 1955-6. Modern dwelling now on site. O.S.A. No. SU62 NE1. Ref: 1. V.C.H., Vol. 3, p.59. Ref: 2. Field Archaeology as Illustrated in Hampshire, 1915, (Williams-Freeman), pp.43, 296-7, 331.			SU 650 292 1618 04
Ancient Site	Site of Deserted Mediaeval Village. Ref: 1. V.C.H., Vol. 1, p. 463. Ref: 2. V.C.H., Vol. 3, p. 37, 58-62. Ref: 3. Deserted Mediaeval Villages, (Beresford and Hurst).			SU 650 290 1618 10
Group C - Footpaths, Bridleways and Old Travelways

Bridleway	North of the village. Reputed to be part of the old Piigrims'Way from Winchester to Canterbury. Centred on grid reference.			SU 652 302 1618 09

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