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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| Ecological Feature |
Rushmore and Conholt Downs. This area has been designated a site of special scientific interest, because of its varied complex of scrub, which includes juniper estimated to be 100 years old, also elder, bramble, dogwood and yew. The grid reference given locates an approximate central point. | S.S.S.I. A.O.N.B. |
SU 345 548 1725 89 |
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| Pond |
Knightes Mere. Situated where Conholt Lane enters Wiltshire. A circular pond embanked on the north-east and surrounded by oak trees. Probably formed by artificial deepening of a natural hollow, it is always well filled despite its altitude. | A.O.N.B. |
SU 336 554 1725 66 |
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| Pond |
Rockmoor, also known as Throc Mere. Covers an area of approximately 300 sq. yds., circular, set in a small copse. | A.O.N.B. |
SU 350 590 1725 67 |
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| Group B - Archaeological Sites and Remains | ||||
| Bronze Age | ||||
| Implements |
Upper Row Farm. Two looped palstaves found during ploughing in 1915. Retained by finder. O.S.A. No. SU35 NW6. Ref: P.H.F.C., Vol. 8, p.p. 353-4. | A.O.N.B. |
SU 331 597 1725 76 |
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| Iron Age/Roman | ||||
| Settlement |
Farm Copse. Near circular earthwork comprising ditch and traces of inner and outer bank. Partly destroyed by ploughing. O.S.A. No. SU35 NE3. | A.O.N.B. |
SU 359 558 1725 78 |
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| Group D - Buildings, Monuments and Engineering Works | ||||
| Church C.12 |
St. Mary. Mostly rebuilt in 1851. Some mediaeval masonry in north wall of the nave, west doorway genuine, circa 1220. O.S.A. No. SU35 NW11. Ref: 1. V.C.H., Vol. 4, p.331. Ref: 2. Buildings of England; Hants and I.O.W., (Pevsner and Lloyd), p.633. | T. & C.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 349 569 1725 24 |
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| Inn C.16 |
The George. Restored timber-framed structure, long ridge tiled roof, with eaves swept back over upper windows, and half-hipped at either end. Four plain wood casements. The front has a superimposed fa‡ade of exposed timber work and infilling of thin bands of flint and brick. Rustic timber porch. Open well at extreme right, now sealed, covered by open, tiled pentice. Originally thatched, tiled about 1920. | A.O.N.B. |
SU 341 565 1725 18 |
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