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Deserted medieval village of Hilderthorpe is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement with its associated agricultural landscape in Yorkshire. The site preserves ridge and furrow field systems that reflect the open-field farming practices characteristic of the medieval period. The village was abandoned during the medieval or early post-medieval period, leaving behind earthwork features that survive as landscape evidence of former settlement and land management. Such deserted medieval villages represent important archaeological records of rural settlement patterns and agricultural organisation in medieval England.
Deserted medieval village of Hilderthorpe with associated ridge and furrow field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013704. View the official record →
Deserted medieval village of Hilderthorpe is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement with its associated agricultural landscape in Yorkshire.
Deserted medieval village of Hilderthorpe with associated ridge and furrow field system 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 1013704.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Western bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills (2.3 km), Eastern bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills (2.3 km), The Bayle Gate, Bridlington (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval village of Hilderthorpe with associated ridge and furrow field system'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 village of Hilderthorpe with associated ridge and furrow field system stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.