Nocton Wood was recorded as belonging to Nocton Priory, and then became part of the Nocton Hall Estate. The parish boundary respects the wood. There is no evidence of disturbance or ridge and furrow and some of the trees appear to be more than 600 years old. {1} An area of woodland (84 hectares of which classified as semi-natural and the remaining hectares classified as plantation) included in the Nature Conservancy Council's 'Inventory of Ancient Woodland'. Ancient woodland status considered to be highly probable. {2}