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Aves Ditch, Oxfordshire

Aves Ditch (aka Ash Bank, or Wattle Bank) is an Iron Age ditch and bank structure which runs for about three miles on a north-east to south-west alignment near Middleton Stoney in Oxfordshire. Once believed to be a Roman road, excavation has shown it to be a boundary dyke of the Iron Age that was reused in the Anglo-Saxon period. It is within the council area of Cherwell (Oxfordshire).

Primary Name(s): Aves Ditch
Variant Name(s):  Ash Bank   Wattle Bank
Place Type: Prehistoric Earthwork
Historic County: Oxfordshire
Lat, Long: 51.907434,-1.2576026
Grid Reference: SP 5116 2347
Civil Parish: Middleton Stoney CP
Council Area: Cherwell CA (Oxfordshire CA)
Police Area: Thames Valley PA
GBPN ID:  GBPN299687

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Aves_Ditch,_Oxfordshire_299687