Anglo-Saxon cemetery and medieval manorial centre including fishponds and part of the open field system adjacent to St Peter's Church

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History & significance

This ancient monument in Yorkshire comprises an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and medieval manorial centre adjacent to St Peter's Church, representing continuous settlement and land use from the early medieval period onwards. The site includes evidence of fishponds and portions of the open field system that characterised medieval agricultural organisation in this locality. The Anglo-Saxon cemetery demonstrates the site's significance as a burial ground during the early medieval period, while the manorial features reflect the feudal agricultural and administrative structures of the medieval period. The surviving earthworks and field arrangements provide material evidence of the relationship between religious, residential, and economic activities in a medieval English village landscape.

Anglo-Saxon cemetery and medieval manorial centre including fishponds and part of the open field system adjacent to St Peter's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021088. View the official record →

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