Chalk ridge / escarpment historic information

Open ground, with areas of scrub and woodland. The latter is likely to have developed, unmanaged, on areas of former downland. Some patches of small-scale and very piecemeal enclosure in flatter areas.

Known archaeology

Prehistoric monuments, such as round barrows, which tend to be situated just off the top of the ridge. Areas of prehistoric field systems. Modern military archaeology.

The Historic Landscape

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