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Hill Deverill medieval settlement

England
List entry 1017295
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017295
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.65 hectares
Grid reference
ST 86550 40211, ST 86750 40241
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hill Deverill medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village site located in Wiltshire, England. The settlement, which dates to the medieval period, represents the remains of a nucleated village community that was eventually abandoned, leaving visible earthworks and archaeological deposits across the landscape. The site preserves evidence of the medieval agrarian economy and settlement patterns characteristic of the Wiltshire downlands, providing archaeological information about domestic occupation, land use, and the social organisation of a medieval rural community. The designation as an ancient monument reflects its significance as a record of medieval settlement history and the processes of village formation and desertion that occurred across England during and after the medieval period.

Hill Deverill medieval settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017295. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hill Deverill medieval settlement?

Hill Deverill medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village site located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017295.

Who is responsible for protecting Hill Deverill medieval settlement?

Hill Deverill medieval settlement 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 1017295.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hill Deverill medieval settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow on Keysley Down, 1020m NNE of Chapel Field Barn (6.3 km), Oval barrow on Keysley Down, 1040m NNE of Chapel Field Barn (6.3 km), Barrow 1/4 mile (400m) NW of Willoughby Hedge (6.5 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Long barrow on Keysley Down, 1020m NNE of Chapel Field Barn
6.3 km
Oval barrow on Keysley Down, 1040m NNE of Chapel Field Barn
6.3 km
Barrow 1/4 mile (400m) NW of Willoughby Hedge
6.5 km
Bowl barrow 700m south east of Field Barn
6.7 km
Barrow on The Warren
7.5 km
Medieval field system
8.2 km
Two bowl barrows and a pond barrow, 720m and 760m NE of Wood Farm
8.4 km
Two cross dykes 580m and 610m north east of Wood Farm
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hill Deverill medieval settlement

Hill Deverill medieval settlement stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Hill Deverill medieval settlement

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~15.8 milesBathRoman town · ~16.9 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~17.2 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~17.4 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~17.9 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~20.6 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~20.8 miles
Domesday entry for Deverill, Wiltshire →
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