Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDeserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge

Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge

England
List entry 1006123
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006123
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.71 hectares
Grid reference
ST 76981 44781
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Deserted medieval site southwest of Tytherington Bridge is a scheduled monument located in Somerset, England. The site represents settlement activity dating to the medieval period, when this location formed part of the agricultural and domestic landscape of the region. Like many deserted medieval villages and hamlets across England, this site was abandoned during the later medieval period, leaving behind earthwork remains and archaeological deposits that document patterns of medieval occupation and subsequent desertion. The monument's significance lies in its contribution to understanding medieval settlement patterns, land use, and the social and economic factors that led to rural depopulation in this part of Somerset.

Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006123. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge?

Deserted medieval site southwest of Tytherington Bridge is a scheduled monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006123.

Who is responsible for protecting Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge?

Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge 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 1006123.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 560m and 670m east of Rodmead Farm (9.7 km), 'Jack's Castle' (9.8 km), Earthwork on White Sheet Downs, 800yds (730m) S of Coombe Barn (10 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 Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge

Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.