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Hilderthorpe is a deserted medieval village in Yorkshire, England, whose settlement pattern and associated agricultural landscape preserve evidence of medieval rural occupation and land use. The site is characterized by earthwork remains including house platforms and other structural features typical of medieval settlements, accompanied by an extensive ridge and furrow field system that demonstrates the open-field agricultural practices employed during the medieval period. The village represents the physical legacy of medieval rural communities whose settlements were eventually abandoned, a phenomenon common across England during and after the later medieval period. The survival of both the village earthworks and the ridge and furrow cultivation patterns provides archaeological evidence of the organisation of medieval agrarian society and its relationship to the landscape.
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 →
Hilderthorpe is a deserted medieval village in Yorkshire, England, whose settlement pattern and associated agricultural landscape preserve evidence of medieval rural occupation and land use. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013704.
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).
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