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Dalton medieval village is a deserted settlement of medieval origin located in Lancashire, situated 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 representing elements of its open field agricultural system, characteristic of medieval agrarian organisation in northern England. The settlement is documented in medieval records and its physical traces, visible as earthwork features in the landscape, attest to occupation and cultivation patterns typical of the High to Late Medieval period. The abandonment of the village reflects the broader processes of settlement shift and landscape reorganisation that affected rural Lancashire during the late medieval and early modern periods.
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 →
Dalton medieval village is a deserted settlement of medieval origin located in Lancashire, situated approximately 620 metres east-north-east of Dalton Hall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021249.
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.
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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