Hampshire Treasures
Volume 8 ( Test Valley North)
Page 219 - Thruxton
 Previous page (Volume 8, Page 218)
|
Next page (Volume 8, Page 220) 
|
| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottery |
Snoddington Hill. Large amount of Romano- British pottery; also in same area a decorated antler weaving comb, a bronze plaque and a lance head were found. O.S.A. No. SU24 SW24. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 9, p.397. | SU 248 443 1723 34 |
||
| Post Norman | ||||
| Fortified Manor with Moat |
North of St. Peter and St. Paul's Church. A banked and ditched homestead, the original site of Thruxton Manor house. The site overlies an earlier banked and ditched sub-rectangular enclousure on the east side, which has probably original casewayed entrances in the north and south sides. Moat to north and west. O.S.A. No.SU24 NE22. Ref: Field Archaeology as Illustrated by Hampshire, (Williams-Freeman), pp.119-20, 337, 411. | S.A.M. No. H.165 |
SU 288 455 1723 02 |
|
| Group C - Footpaths, Bridleways and Old Travelways | ||||
| Travel Way |
Part of an ancient route, along which sheep were driven to Weyhill Fair. | SU 270 456 1723 39 |
||
| Footpath |
From Stanbury Close to Fyfield Church. Originally the path continued to Thruxton Manor, but this part is now private property, | SU 290 458 1723 41 |
||
| Footpath |
From the parish boundary to Fyfield Church. | SU 297 458 1723 40 |
||
| Turnpike Road |
The A303 road traversing the parish was part of the Andover to Amesbury turnpike road. The toll house at Mullen's Pond was finally demolished in 1965. Grid reference given locates the toll house site. | SU 296 457 1723 42 |
||
| Group D - Buildings, Monuments and Engineering Works | ||||
| Church C.13 |
St. Peter and St. Paul. Partly Norman with some C.13 and C.15 work. Short ashlar-faced west tower of 1801. Church restored in 1869. Inside is a brass of Sir John De Lisle, 1407, and tomb chest of Purbeck marble with effigies of a knight and his wife, circa 1520. Ref: Buildings of England; Hants and I.O.W., (Pevsner and Lloyd), pp.620-1. | T. & C.P. Act |
SU 288 455 1723 02 |
|
|
Previous page (Volume 8, Page 218)
|
Next page (Volume 8, Page 220)
|