Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDeserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks 300m north west of Chalkhill Farm

Deserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks 300m north west of Chalkhill Farm

England
List entry 1009164
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009164
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.88 hectares
Grid reference
SP 12738 26298
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

This deserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks located 300 metres north west of Chalkhill Farm in Gloucestershire is a scheduled ancient monument recording settlement activity from the medieval period. The site comprises earthwork remains typical of abandoned rural habitation, including features such as building platforms, enclosures and field systems that reflect the agricultural organisation of a working farmstead. The earthworks evidence patterns of medieval land use and domestic settlement in the Gloucestershire countryside, contributing to understanding of rural settlement distribution and abandonment processes during the medieval era. The monument's survival as earthwork remains, rather than in standing structures, reflects the common fate of smaller medieval farms that were depopulated or relocated over the centuries.

Deserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks 300m north west of Chalkhill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009164. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Deserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks 300m north west of Chalkhill Farm?

This deserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks located 300 metres north west of Chalkhill Farm in Gloucestershire is a scheduled ancient monument recording settlement activity from the medieval period.

Who is responsible for protecting Deserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks 300m north west of Chalkhill Farm?

Deserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks 300m north west of Chalkhill Farm 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 1009164.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks 300m north west of Chalkhill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cold Aston long barrow 200yds (180m) E of Camp Farm (5.9 km), Bourton Bridge Roman settlement (6.3 km), The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard (6.6 km).

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Overview
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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
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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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 Deserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks 300m north west of Chalkhill Farm

Deserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks 300m north west of Chalkhill Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.