Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant Farm

Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant Farm

England
List entry 1019093
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019093
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.66 hectares
Grid reference
SE 79903 59971
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hanging Grimston is a deserted medieval settlement located in Yorkshire near Mount Pleasant Farm. The site preserves archaeological evidence of domestic occupation dating to the medieval period, with physical remains visible in the landscape that reflect the agricultural community that once inhabited this location. The settlement forms part of the broader pattern of medieval rural settlement in Yorkshire, contributing to understanding of land use and habitation patterns during the medieval era. The monument's survival as an identifiable archaeological site makes it valuable for studying the development and eventual abandonment of medieval settlements in northern England.

Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019093. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant Farm?

Hanging Grimston is a deserted medieval settlement located in Yorkshire near Mount Pleasant Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019093.

Who is responsible for protecting Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant Farm?

Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant Farm 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 1019093.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington Dale (7.8 km), Bolton Old Hall moated site (8.3 km), Round barrow 400m north-west of Cobdale Farm (8.3 km).

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Overview
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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
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant Farm

Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant Farm stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.