Archaeological priority area

Summary and Definition The Archaeological Priority Area covers the approximate area of the medieval settlement of Watendone. The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book but appears to have been abandoned at some point during the medieval period.

Field	Value	Fact links
CURIE	archaeological-priority-area:77771	no fact link
Prefix	archaeological-priority-area	Facts
Reference	77771	Facts
Name	Summary and Definition The Archaeological Priority Area covers the approximate area of the medieval settlement of Watendone. The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book but appears to have been abandoned at some point during the medieval period.	Facts
Dataset	Archaeological priority area	no fact link
Organisation	Historic England	no fact link
Start date		no fact link
End date		no fact link
Entry date	2025-11-21	Facts
Typology	geography	no fact link
Geometry	MULTIPOLYGON (((-0.107374 51.315148, -0.107324 51.315134, -0.107294 51.315136, -0.106526 51.315285, -0.106278 51.315349, -0.104631 51.3157, -0.104347 51.315772, -0.104301 51.315795, -0.104283 51.315814, -0.104271 51.315835, -0.104268 51.315884, -0.104386 51.316317, -0.104461 51.316474, -0.10481 51.317038, -0.10488 51.317205, -0.10492 51.317372, -0.104947 51.318121, -0.104953 51.318654, -0.104913 51.318957, -0.104883 51.319107, -0.105207 51.319109, -0.10541 51.319067, -0.105625 51.319069, -0.105856 51.319107, -0.106319 51.319101, -0.106399 51.319265, -0.106482 51.319267, -0.106819 51.319036, -0.107047 51.318894, -0.107831 51.31836, -0.107968 51.318246, -0.108085 51.318088, -0.108124 51.318019, -0.108166 51.317916, -0.108201 51.317781, -0.108224 51.317649, -0.108218 51.317423, -0.108191 51.317035, -0.108175 51.316866, -0.108138 51.316681, -0.107987 51.316162, -0.107955 51.316083, -0.107908 51.315911, -0.107886 51.315858, -0.107803 51.315705, -0.107636 51.315525, -0.107394 51.315165, -0.107374 51.315148))) MULTIPOLYGON (((-0.107374 51.315148, -0.107324 51.315134, -0.107294 51.315136, -0.106526 51.315285, -0.106278 51.315349, -0.104631 51.3157, -0.104347 51.315772, -0.104301 51.315795, -0.104283 51.315814, -0.104271 51.315835, -0.104268 51.315884, -0.104386 51.316317, -0.104461 51.316474, -0.10481 51.317038, -0.10488 51.317205, -0.10492 51.317372, -0.104947 51.318121, -0.104953 51.318654, -0.104913 51.318957, -0.104883 51.319107, -0.105207 51.319109, -0.10541 51.319067, -0.105625 51.319069, -0.105856 51.319107, -0.106319 51.319101, -0.106399 51.319265, -0.106482 51.319267, -0.106819 51.319036, -0.107047 51.318894, -0.107831 51.31836, -0.107968 51.318246, -0.108085 51.318088, -0.108124 51.318019, -0.108166 51.317916, -0.108201 51.317781, -0.108224 51.317649, -0.108218 51.317423, -0.108191 51.317035, -0.108175 51.316866, -0.108138 51.316681, -0.107987 51.316162, -0.107955 51.316083, -0.107908 51.315911, -0.107886 51.315858, -0.107803 51.315705, -0.107636 51.315525, -0.107394 51.315165, -0.107374 51.315148)))	Facts
Point	`POINT (-0.106365 51.317134)`	Facts
Archaeological risk tier	Archaeological Priority Area - Tier II	Facts

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        "entity": 40313,
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    }

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