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| HER Number | MWB22975 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Former field boundaries or trackways, Wokefield Park |
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Summary
Two straight post medieval or modern banks once visible as earthworks in aerial photographs crossing the park but largely removed during golf course construction
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 66 NE 64
SU6739165987 - Pastscape Mon No or Hob UID: 1601649
SU6739165987
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
The Silchester Iron Age Environs mapping project <1> recorded two post medieval trackways or field boundaries visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1950s <2> within Wokefield Park. The field boundaries or trackways are formed of linear banks orientated roughly north-south and measuring 245 m and 217 m in length, positioned up to 240 m apart. They may relate to divisions within the former parkland around 18th and 19th century Wokefield Park, though no such alignment is visible on the First Edition Ordnance Survey mapping <3>. However the eastern bank appears to be represented as a field boundary on the 5th Epoch OS <4>.
The area was redeveloped as a golf course at the end of the 20th century <5>, although the eastern straight former field boundary may be partly visible in 21st century LiDAR imagery <6>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Truscoe, K. 2017. Silchester Iron Age Environs Project: Aerial Photograph and Lidar Survey Results. 77/2017. WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB149642]
https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/77-2017 (Accessed on 05/01/2022) |
| <02> | RAF. 12/05/1954. RAF 58/1434 F21 0031-3. Aerial Photo. [Photograph / SWB149530] |
| <03> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <04> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <05> | UK Perspectives. 12/09/1999. Berkshire Aerial Survey 1999 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. 1:7000. [Photograph / SWB148906] |
| <06> | Environment Agency. 2018-21. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) Elevation Data 2020. [Digital archive / SWB150406]
https://environment.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f765c2a97d644f08927d5cd5abe58d87 (Accessed on 19/01/2023) |
Related Monuments
| MWB16188 | Wokefield Park (formerly Oakfield Park) (Landscape) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1507 | The Silchester Environs Iron Age Project - aerial photograph and LiDAR interpretation |
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