Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton Hall

Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton Hall

England
List entry 1021249
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021249
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.59 hectares
Grid reference
SD 54340 75898, SD 54156 76005, SD 54220 75540
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dalton medieval village is a deserted settlement of medieval origin located in Lancashire, approximately 620 metres east-north-east of Dalton Hall. The site comprises the remains of a nucleated village settlement together with associated ridge-and-furrow earthworks that represent parts of the open field agricultural system that would have supported the community. The settlement appears to have been established during the medieval period and subsequently abandoned, leaving behind surviving earthwork traces that are characteristic of deserted medieval villages in northern England. The ridge-and-furrow cultivation patterns visible across the landscape provide evidence of the intensive arable farming practices that characterised medieval agrarian economy in this region.

Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021249. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton Hall?

Dalton medieval village is a deserted settlement of medieval origin located in Lancashire, approximately 620 metres east-north-east of Dalton Hall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021249.

Who is responsible for protecting Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton Hall?

Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton 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 1021249.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishponds E of Upp Hall Farm. (2 km), Round cairn 230m east of Manor Farm (3.6 km), Warton Old Rectory (5.6 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton Hall

Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton Hall stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.