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East Matfen medieval village and open field system is a scheduled ancient monument in Northumberland representing a settlement and agricultural landscape of medieval date. The site preserves earthwork evidence of ridge and furrow cultivation characteristic of the open field farming system that dominated medieval agriculture in northern England, alongside remains indicative of the settlement itself. The monument reflects the organisation of medieval rural society and economy in the region, providing archaeological evidence for patterns of land use and habitation that shaped the Northumberland landscape during the medieval period.
East Matfen medieval village and open field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016351. View the official record →
East Matfen medieval village and open field system is a scheduled ancient monument in Northumberland representing a settlement and agricultural landscape of medieval date.
East Matfen medieval village and open 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 1016351.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds (4 km), Welton tower house (4 km), Defended settlement and Romano-British settlement on Shildon Hill (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of East Matfen medieval village and open 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.
East Matfen medieval village and open field system stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.