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Abberwick is a deserted medieval village site in Northumberland, England, notable for its combination of settlement remains, fortified domestic architecture, and evidence of open field cultivation. The tower house, characteristic of northern English medieval defence, represents the domestic fortification typical of the Anglo-Scottish border region during the later medieval period. The associated open field system preserves archaeological evidence of the strip agriculture that sustained the medieval rural community. The site's abandonment, like many northern villages, relates to the disruption of settlement patterns during the turbulent medieval and early modern periods, leaving visible earthworks and structural remains that document both domestic life and agricultural organisation in medieval Northumberland.
Abberwick medieval village, tower house and open field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016350. View the official record →
Abberwick is a deserted medieval village site in Northumberland, England, notable for its combination of settlement remains, fortified domestic architecture, and evidence of open field cultivation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016350.
Abberwick medieval village, tower house and open field system is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016350.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Alnwick Moor bell pits (3.3 km), Edlingham Castle fortified manor and solar tower (4.2 km), Edlingham deserted village (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Abberwick medieval village, tower house and open field system's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Abberwick medieval village, tower house and open field system stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.