Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBlatherwycke medieval village remains

Blatherwycke medieval village remains

England
List entry 1003635
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003635
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.44 hectares
Grid reference
SP9687695794
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Blatherwycke is a deserted medieval village site located in Northamptonshire. The settlement shows evidence of occupation from the medieval period, with archaeological remains and earthworks indicating a planned village layout characteristic of the high medieval period. The site preserves ridge-and-furrow field systems and structural remains that document both domestic habitation and the agricultural economy of the medieval community. Blatherwycke exemplifies the pattern of village depopulation that occurred in parts of England during the later medieval period, leaving behind earthworks that remain visible in the modern landscape.

Blatherwycke medieval village remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003635. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Blatherwycke medieval village remains?

Blatherwycke is a deserted medieval village site located in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003635.

Who is responsible for protecting Blatherwycke medieval village remains?

Blatherwycke medieval village remains 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 1003635.

What other scheduled monuments are near Blatherwycke medieval village remains?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fineshade motte and bailey castle and abbey (1.8 km), Boundary cross 300m north of Alders Farm (2.1 km), Iron Age enclosure (3.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Blatherwycke medieval village remains

Blatherwycke medieval village remains stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.