Wallingford east end of bridge (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of Crowmarsh.
In the historic county of Oxfordshire.
Modern Authority of Oxfordshire.
1974 county of Oxfordshire.
Medieval County of Oxfordshire.

OS Map Grid Reference: SU61178935
Latitude 51.59970° Longitude -1.11820°

Wallingford east end of bridge has been described as a probable Siege Work.

There are no visible remains.

Description

site to the south of the bridge's eastern terminus recognised through geophysical survey and sampled through trial excavation. Medieval chroniclers' descriptions of a temporary work erected on and adjacent to the bridge by King Stephen in 1152 allow use to pinpoint its location; the complex geophysical anomalies can perhaps be recognised as a motte and bailey squeezed into the space between the bridgehead burh to the west and the Portway to the east – utilising the defensive qualities of the former and overlooking the latter. (Christie et al 2013)

Sources of information, references and further reading

Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record.

Books
- Michael Fradley, Duncan Wright and Oliver Creighton, 2016, 'Corfe, 'Crowmarsh Recreation Ground, South Oxfordshire' in Duncan Wright and Oliver Creighton (eds), Castles, Siegeworks and Settlements Surveying the Archaeology of the Twelfth Century (Oxford: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd) p. 49-56
  Christie, Neil, Creighton, Oliver et al, 2013, Transforming Townscapes From burh to borough: the archaeology of Wallingford AD 800-1400 (London: Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph 35) p. 6, 16, 32, 146, 202-7, 223, 233-6, 397, 398
Periodical Articles
- Creighton, Oliver, 2014, 'Castle, Burh and Borough: Unravelling an Urban Landscape of Power at Wallingford, Oxfordshire' Château Gaillard Vol. 26 p. 113-124
  Speight, Sarah, 2000, 'Castle Warfare in the Gesta Stehani' Château Gaillard Vol. 19 p. 269-274

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