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Village History

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Archaeological Sites and Remains

                                                                                                                                       

Stone Age
Perforated Quartzite Macehead
 		 Castle Farm. Found in 1930.   SU 579 106
 
Flint Scraper (Find)
 		     SU 550 121
 
Roman
Small Tiles and Brick
 		 Alder Gully, off Mansfield Lane. Greatest density at grid reference given.   SU 548 116
 
Pottery (Find)
 		 The Square. Recovered from building foundations when new flats were built in 1967. Now in Portsmouth Museum. O.S.A.   SU 572 115
 
Trackways
 		 On either side of wooded hill near Mayles Lane. Possibly line of Roman or mediaeval route.    SU 571 109
 
Moat Site (Possible)
 		 Mayles Lane. Rectangular markings along stream.   SU 563 103
 
Post Norman  
Manor House (Site)
 		 Several ditches and gullies predate earliest buildings. Rectangular aisled hall of flint and mortar built in C.12. Limestone door and window dressings. Earth or clay floor around tiled hearth. Two ranges of rooms bounded a courtyard or garden. Large V-shaped moat recut and lined with wood in C.16. Buildings demolished mid C.17 and site reused for Place House. Ref: Winchester District Archaeologist, 1977. SU 575 113
 
House (Site)
 		 Place House. Mentioned 1086. Manor house of Wickham pulled down circa 1780. Tudor brick and tiles still on site.