Bury Bank

Hillfort
SJ883359

Also known as:

The Rings and Wulferecester

Nearest town:

Stone (3km ESE)

OS reference:

SJ883359

OS sheet:

127

Latitude:

52° 55' 11.98 N

Longitude:

2° 10' 26.53 W

Added to TMA by

stubob

Images (1)
Folklore (1)
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Images

Image of Bury Bank (Hillfort) by juamei

Image Credit: Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.

Image credit: Open Source Environment Agency LIDAR

juamei Mar 25, 2018

Articles

Bury Bank

Hillfort

Rhiannon Nov 3, 2006

This webpage by Brian Billington
sisyphus.demon.co.uk/POTOC/png/2000-03.potter.TC.html
says that an 1899 map calls the fort ‘Wulferecester’ – Wulfere’s town. There’s a mound inside the southern part of the enclosure, which is said to be the site of the palace of Wulfere, the Saxon King of Mercia.

Bury Bank

Hillfort

thesweetcheat Sep 9, 2011

Pastscape

Extensive description of the fort.

There are also two probable BA round barrows within the fort.

pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=75653&sort=2&rational=m&recordsperpage=10&maplat=52.92052239&maplong=-2.17329336&mapisa=1000&mapist=os&mapilo=-2.1733&mapila=52.9205&mapiloe=w&mapilan=n&mapios=SJ883359&mapigrn=335950&mapigre=388350&mapipc=#aRt

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Milford Round Barrow

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