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Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems is an archaeological monument comprising the earthwork traces of a medieval village and its associated agricultural landscape, located in Leicestershire approximately 620 metres south-east of the Church of St Helen. The site preserves evidence of settlement activity and open field cultivation patterns characteristic of the medieval period, visible as soil marks and subtle topographic features across the landscape. The monument represents an important record of rural settlement organization and land use during the medieval centuries, contributing to understanding of village formation and agrarian systems in the East Midlands region.
Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St Helen is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017211. View the official record →
Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems is an archaeological monument comprising the earthwork traces of a medieval village and its associated agricultural landscape, located in Leicestershire approximately 620 metres south-east of the Church of St Helen. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017211.
Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St Helen 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 1017211.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thorpe Lubenham moated site and remains of shifted medieval village (3.7 km), Old Hall moated site (3.8 km), Marston Trussell shrunken medieval village and moat (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St Helen'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.
Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St Helen stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.