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Flex Ditch, Hampshire

Flex Ditch is a probable Iron Age ditch on the outskirts of Silchester, Hampshire. The ditch is up to 80ft wide and has a maximum depth of about 28ft. It was probably intended to restrict access from the south to the ridge of higher ground to the north. It is within the council area of Basingstoke and Deane (Hampshire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1008725.

Primary Name(s): Flex Ditch
Place Type: Prehistoric Earthwork
Historic County: Hampshire
Lat, Long: 51.351008,-1.1021941
Grid Reference: SU 6262 6170
Civil Parish: Silchester CP
Council Area: Basingstoke and Deane CA (Hampshire CA)
Police Area: Hampshire and Isle of Wight PA
GBPN ID:  GBPN301863

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Flex_Ditch,_Hampshire_301863