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Burton Constable medieval settlement and field system is a scheduled ancient monument situated north of Burton Constable Hall in Yorkshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval village and its associated agricultural landscape. The settlement evidence includes house platforms, enclosures, and trackways that reflect the layout of a nucleated village typical of medieval East Yorkshire, whilst the field system demonstrates the open field agricultural practices that characterised medieval rural England. The site dates to the medieval period, with its preservation as earthworks suggesting abandonment or depopulation, possibly resulting from enclosure movements or economic changes in the post-medieval era. The surviving earthworks provide valuable archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the region, contributing to understanding of how medieval communities structured both their domestic and productive spaces.
Burton Constable medieval settlement and field system, north of Burton Constable Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003468. View the official record →
Burton Constable medieval settlement and field system is a scheduled ancient monument situated north of Burton Constable Hall in Yorkshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval village and its associated agricultural landscape.
Burton Constable medieval settlement and field system, north of Burton Constable Hall 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 1003468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite at Old Ellerby, 600m south of Ellerby Grange (2.4 km), Shaw Fosse moated site (4.4 km), Bewick Hall moated site (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Burton Constable medieval settlement and field system, north of Burton Constable Hall'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.
Burton Constable medieval settlement and field system, north of Burton Constable Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.