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
Quality	Authoritative: We have some data from the authoritative source	no fact link
Dataset	Archaeological priority area	no fact link
Organisation	Historic England	no fact link
Start date		Facts
End date		Facts
Entry date	2026-05-12	Facts
Typology	geography	no fact link
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Point	`POINT (-0.106366 51.317134)`	Facts
Archaeological risk tier	Archaeological Priority Area - Tier II	Facts

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