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Grim's Ditch, Berkshire

Grim's Ditch is an ancient earthwork crossing the chalk downlands to the south of Blewbury, Chilton, East Ginge and East Lockinge in Berkshire. The earthwork consists of a ditch and low upstanding rampart. It is thought to date from the late Iron Age and may have been a possible demarcation boundary. One section crosses across the Chilton Downs. This section is within the council area of West Berkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1006985.

Place Type: Prehistoric Earthwork
Historic County: Berkshire
Lat, Long: 51.557326,-1.3144208
Grid Reference: SU 4762 8449
Civil Parish: Chilton CP
Council Area: Vale of White Horse CA (Oxfordshire CA)
Police Area: Thames Valley PA

GBPN ID: 302187
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Grim's_Ditch,_Berkshire_302187

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