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Hedon medieval town

England
List entry 1003779
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003779
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
23.08 hectares
Grid reference
TA 18836 29172, TA 18948 28966, TA 19136 28933, TA 18594 28594, TA 19215 28731, TA 19222 28318, TA 18600 28165, TA 18948 28034, TA 18633 27969
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hedon medieval town is a scheduled monument and former significant port settlement in the East Riding of Yorkshire, located near the Humber Estuary. The town developed from the twelfth century onwards as a prosperous trading centre, achieving importance as a major medieval port and receiving royal charter status, which facilitated its commercial growth during the later medieval period. The surviving physical remains include the substantial medieval church of Holy Trinity, with its distinctive octagonal tower, along with the street plan and archaeological deposits that reflect the town's former urban layout and mercantile character. Hedon's significance declined from the sixteenth century as silting of the Humber estuary and competition from Hull gradually reduced its commercial viability, leaving the town as a valuable archaeological record of medieval urban development and port activity.

Hedon medieval town is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003779. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Hedon medieval town?

Hedon medieval town is a scheduled monument and former significant port settlement in the East Riding of Yorkshire, located near the Humber Estuary. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003779.

Who is responsible for protecting Hedon medieval town?

Hedon medieval town 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 1003779.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hedon medieval town?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ravenspurn cross (0.8 km), Paull Point Battery, coastal artillery battery and Submarine Mining Establishment (3 km), Paull Holme moated site and tower (3.1 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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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ravenspurn cross
0.8 km
Paull Point Battery, coastal artillery battery and Submarine Mining Establishment
3 km
Paull Holme moated site and tower
3.1 km
Burstwick Castle
3.5 km
Moated site at North Park Farm
4.4 km
Old Little Humber moated site
4.7 km
World War II decoys for Hull docks, 1580m south east, 600m west and 90m south west of Little Humber
6.2 km
Second World War QF bombing decoy, known as East Halton, East Marsh, East Marsh Road, Goxhill, 900m south-east of Lynton Stud
7.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hedon medieval town

Hedon medieval town stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Newton, Yorkshire →
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