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Cold Weston deserted medieval village

England
List entry 1006241
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006241
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
17.01 hectares
Grid reference
SO 55074 82995
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cold Weston is a deserted medieval village in Shropshire, England, whose settlement pattern and field systems remain visible as earthwork remains in the landscape. The site represents abandonment typical of the medieval period, when villages were depopulated through various economic and social pressures affecting rural communities. The earthworks preserve evidence of former domestic occupation and agricultural organisation, providing archaeological testimony to medieval settlement and land use in the Shropshire region.

Cold Weston deserted medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006241. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cold Weston deserted medieval village?

Cold Weston is a deserted medieval village in Shropshire, England, whose settlement pattern and field systems remain visible as earthwork remains in the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006241.

Who is responsible for protecting Cold Weston deserted medieval village?

Cold Weston deserted medieval village 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 1006241.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cold Weston deserted medieval village?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn and two round cairns on Hoare Edge, 550m south east of Nine Springs Farm (7.7 km), Bowl barrow on Old Field, 700m south-east of Ludlow golf course club house (8 km), Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Felton Farm (8.1 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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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ring cairn and two round cairns on Hoare Edge, 550m south east of Nine Springs Farm
7.7 km
Bowl barrow on Old Field, 700m south-east of Ludlow golf course club house
8 km
Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Felton Farm
8.1 km
St Julian's Well: a holy well in the middle of Livesey Road, 155m south west of the junction with Sandpits Road
8.6 km
Coal mining remains at Cornbrook on Clee Hill
8.8 km
Town walls
9.1 km
Augustinian friary adjacent to the junction of Lower Galdeford and Weeping Cross Lane
9.1 km
Caynham Camp, a large univallate hillfort 700m north west of Caynham
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cold Weston deserted medieval village

Cold Weston deserted medieval village stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cold Weston deserted medieval village

WroxeterRoman town · ~16 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~16.8 milesDroitwichRoman town · ~24.5 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~21.3 miles
Domesday entry for Poston, Shropshire →
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