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East Tanfield deserted medieval village

England
List entry 1016260
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016260
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.62 hectares
Grid reference
SE 28886 77840
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

East Tanfield is a deserted medieval village located in North Yorkshire, England. The settlement shows archaeological evidence of medieval occupation and abandonment, visible through earthwork remains including ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and structural platforms characteristic of nucleated village settlement. The site represents the landscape history of the medieval period in northern England, documenting patterns of settlement and land use that were eventually abandoned, leaving behind physical traces that are now protected as a scheduled ancient monument. The surviving earthworks provide evidence for understanding medieval rural settlement patterns and agrarian practices in the Yorkshire region.

East Tanfield deserted medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016260. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is East Tanfield deserted medieval village?

East Tanfield is a deserted medieval village located in North Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016260.

Who is responsible for protecting East Tanfield deserted medieval village?

East Tanfield deserted medieval village 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 1016260.

What other scheduled monuments are near East Tanfield deserted medieval village?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 425m north west of Rushwood Hall (0.8 km), Castle Dikes defended Roman villa (2.5 km), Middleton Quernhow Hall (4.5 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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 425m north west of Rushwood Hall
0.8 km
Castle Dikes defended Roman villa
2.5 km
Middleton Quernhow Hall
4.5 km
Henge monument 300m north of Nunwick
4.7 km
Earthwork in Magdalen Field
5.2 km
Hutton Hall (site of)
5.8 km
Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard
6.2 km
Ripon Minster Close
7.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under East Tanfield deserted medieval village

East Tanfield deserted medieval village stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around East Tanfield deserted medieval village

AldboroughRoman town · ~10.2 milesCatterickRoman town · ~13.7 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~9.5 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~11.2 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~13 milesBattle of Northallerton 1138Battle (1138) · ~13.2 miles
Domesday entry for Tanfield, Yorkshire →
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