Landscape record 0633800000 - Open Fields, Ludgershall
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8754)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8755)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8763)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8764)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8765)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8766)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8767)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8385)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8386)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8387)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8388)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8389)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8737)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC8741)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC10076)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Ludgershall (DBC10077)
- Article 4 Directive: Land at Piddington Road, Ludgershall (Ludgershall Ridge and Furrow) (DBC7402)
- Local Heritage List 3133: Open Fields, Ludgershall (DBC10403)
- SHINE: Earthwork survival of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation and building platforms within Ludgershall parish visible on aerial photographs (DBC7857)
- SHINE: Medieval ridge and furrow earthworks north of the A41, part of the open fields of Grendon Underwood and Ludgershall (DBC7826)
- SHINE: Medieval ridge and furrow earthworks of open fields in Ludgershall township (DBC7856)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- OPEN FIELD (Enclosed 1777, 11th Century to 18th Century - 1000 AD to 1799 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
Large block(s) of surviving ridge and furrow of the parish of Ludgershall, enclosed 1777. Total acreage (1995): 40% survival - 1090 acres; (1999): 42% survival - 1143 acres. Assessment made for Monuments Protection Programme (MPP), (further details of documentary and cartographic sources) (B1-2).
Field survey of the ridge and furrow in three fields north and east of White House Farm, lying north of the A41, were undertaken after the purchase of these fields by the Bedfordshire & Oxford Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) with the intention to enhance wetland habitats. Survey found Field A to have ridge and furrow of perfect condition, Field B the ridge and furrow is faint becoming clearer near the dike and field C contains ridge and furrow that has probably had a light ploughing (B3).
Contour survey, evaluation trial trenching and watching brief carried out by John Moore Heritage Services between February and September 2006 in two fields E and SE of Brooklands Farm, Wotton End identified 2 superimposed phases of ridge and furrow (B4).
A large area of Medieval ridge and furrow cultivation surviving as exceptionally well preserved earthworks seen centred at SP 6640 1698, exteding across a number of modern fields to the south of Ludgershall. This was recorded from aerial photographs taken by English Heritage in 2006 as part of the Reconnaissance Recording programme (6).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (7).
Sources (9)
- ---SBC19223 Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Committee for Aeriel Photography. 1999. Ludgershall, MPP Open Fields Project. SP660190.
- ---SBC28983 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2006. Historic England 2006 oblique aerial photo NMR 24479_031. No.
- <1>SBC19211 Bibliographic reference: David Hall. 2001. Turning The Plough.
- <2>SBC19212 Unpublished document: David Hall. 1994-99. Draft MPP Documentation for Midlands Open Fields Project.
- <3>SBC19777 Unpublished document: David Hall. 2001. Notes on ridge and furrow at White House Farm, Ludgershall.
- <4>SBC22740 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2006. An Archaeological Recording Action of Land off Wotton End, Ludgershall.
- <5>SBC24910 Bibliographic reference: Gloucestershire County Council. 2012. Turning The Plough Update Assessment 2012.
- <6>SBC28982 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2009. Information from 2006 Historic England aerial photograph.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 665 182 (4248m by 4388m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LUDGERSHALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: Aeriel Photography for MPP Open Fields Project (EBC15776)
- Event - Intervention: Earthwork survey, evaluation trial trenching and watching brief (Ref: LLWE 06) (EBC16745)
- Event - Survey: EH Aerial Reconnaissance (South): 2006-7 (EBC18840)
- Event - Survey: Field survey of the Ridge and Furrow, Ludgershall (EBC16130)
Record last edited
Jan 28 2026 10:19AM
