Hampshire Treasures
Volume 8 ( Test Valley North)
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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| Linear Earthwork |
North-west of Snoddington Down Farm. Bivallate earthwork of ranch boundary type. Now completely ploughed out. O.S.A. No. SU24 NW18. | SU 248 454 1719 01 |
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| Iron Age | ||||
| Celtic Fields |
Snoddington Down. Visible as crop marks, with two large lynchets. O.S.A. No. SU24 NW14. | SU 247 453 1719 07 |
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| Belgic Village Site |
Snoddington Down. Finds include bone combs iron spearhead, brooch and pottery. O.S.A. No. SU24 NW27. Ref: 1. P.H.F.C., Vol. 9, p.397. Ref: 2. P.H.F.C., Vol. 14, p.150. | SU 244 455 1719 05 |
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| Roman | ||||
| Settlement (Site) |
Snoddington Down. Patches of charcoal, burnt flint, and many coarse potsherds found around remains of prehistoric pond. O.S.A. No. SU24 NW28. | SU 244 460 1719 06 |
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| Surface Finds |
West of Shipton Plantation. Various sherds including Samion, Oxfordshire, and black burnished ware, flint scraper and struck flints found on surface of ploughed field. | SU 237 458 1719 18 |
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| Rotary Quern |
St. Peter's Close. Large portion of upper half of a rotary quern found in private garden 1972. | SU 234 453 1719 19 |
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| Sherds and Pot |
North-east of Snoddington Down Farm. Fragments of coarse pottery and burnt flints found in area of ploughed field. O.S.A. No. SU24 NE12. | SU 260 457 1719 08 |
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| Anglo/Saxon | ||||
| Inhumations |
South of village. Skeletons and hollow bone cylinder, with ring and dot ornament found 1909. O.S.A. No. SU24 SW9. Ref: Early Anglo/Saxon Burial Sites, (Meaney), p.100. | SU 232 466 1719 10 |
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| Post Norman | ||||
| Ancient Site |
Snoddington. Site of deserted mediaeval village. Hundred - Thorngate. Ref: 1. V.C.H., Vol. 1, p. 483. Ref: 2. V.C.H., Vol. 4, pp.513-4. Ref: 3. Deserted Mediaeval Villages, (Beresford and Hurst). | SU 238 466 1719 35 |
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| Period Unknown | ||||
| Ancient Site |
North of St. Peter's Church. Local tradition says this is the site of an ancient monastery. | SU 233 455 1719 29 |
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