Ashley Village Defences

Has been described as a Certain Urban Defence

There are masonry footings remains

NameAshley Village Defences
Alternative Names
Historic CountryHampshire and the Isle of Wight
Modern AuthorityHampshire
1974 AuthorityHampshire
Civil ParishAshley

Village was possibly enclosed within the outer bailey of Gains castle

Gatehouse Comments

The parish church is within the outer bailey which is not particularly large but probably large enough for some village houses. See castle record for full bibliography.

- Philip Davis

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSU384308
Latitude51.0761413574219
Longitude-1.45199000835419
Eastings438400
Northings130800
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Books

  • Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p. 259

Journals

  • Bond J., 2001, 'Earthen Castles, Outer Enclosures and the Earthworks at Ascott d'Oilly Castle, Oxfordshire' Oxoniensia Vol. 46 p. 67-8 (Appendix: Earthwork castles with attached village enclosures) online copy