Monument record EUN 022 - Fakenham Wood
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Summary
Ancient woodland, surrounded by large boundary bank and suggested to be a medieval deer park.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 92716 77358 (1469m by 2475m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL97NW |
| Civil Parish | EUSTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Ancient Woodland (160 ha) as defined in (S1). For details of history and earthworks see (S1), The Suffolk Wildlife Trust, English Nature and the County Council Countryside Service (Peter Holborn and Geoff Sinclair) and various Oliver Rackham works including (S2).
The main part of Fakenham Wood is surrounded by a massive boundary bank and appears to have been an early medieval deer park (S3).
Details of history and historical features/earthworks in Fakenham Wood (S4).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF11661 Unpublished document: Nature Conservancy Council. June 1992. Suffolk Inventory of Ancient Woodland (provisional).
- <S2> SSF50099 Bibliographic reference: Rackham, O.. 1988. Medieval Woods.
- <S3> SSF50279 Unpublished document: SSSI description for Fakenham Wood.
- <S4> SSF62415 Unpublished document: Rackham, O.. 1970. Fakehman Wood, Notes of Ecology, History and Conservation.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Sep 22 2025 10:45AM