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| Name: | Ford Shrunken Medieval Village |
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| HER Ref: | MWS6291 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Designations - none recorded
Summary
Earthworks around St Andrew's Church, Ford (see 2195, 2196), represent the remains of a shrunken Medieval village as well as the site of a fortified manor house (see 2198) and the former Portsmouth to Arundel Canal (see 1924). The earthworks are discussed by Johnston.{1} Site survey. The only possible house platform is at TQ00130381.{2} Also see {3} {4}.
Monument Types
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Sources
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Johnston PM. 1900. Ford and its Church. Sussex Arch Colls. 43:105-157. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Gardiner M. 1987. Ford Deserted Village. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Field Archaeology Unit, Institute of Archaeology, Londod. 1989. Ford Deserted Village - Earthwork survey. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Gardiner, M. 1989. Ford Deserted Village. Sussex Arch Colls, 127: 249-251. |
Associated Events - none recorded
Associated Monuments
- MWS3222 - Related to: Castle or Moated House - Ford (Landscape)
- MWS3101 - Related to: The Parish Church of St Andrew, Ford (Listed Building)
Associated Finds - none recorded
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