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Deserted medieval settlement at Lower Barpham Farm is a collection of earthwork remains representing a medieval rural community in Sussex. The site preserves physical evidence of domestic and agricultural occupation spanning the medieval period, visible as low banks, ditches, and surface irregularities characteristic of abandoned settlement sites. The desertion of such settlements typically occurred following economic or social disruptions during the later medieval period, though the specific circumstances of abandonment at Lower Barpham remain consistent with broader patterns of rural depopulation in southern England. The earthworks constitute important archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Sussex Weald.
Deserted medieval settlement at Lower Barpham Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015883. View the official record →
Deserted medieval settlement at Lower Barpham Farm is a collection of earthwork remains representing a medieval rural community in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015883.
Deserted medieval settlement at Lower Barpham 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 1015883.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval settlement at Upper Barpham Farm (0.5 km), Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm (2.4 km), Burpham camp (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval settlement at Lower Barpham Farm'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.
Deserted medieval settlement at Lower Barpham Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.