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Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's Farm

England
List entry 1020438
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020438
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
13.87 hectares
Grid reference
ST 31929 39272
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's Farm is a scheduled ancient monument located in Somerset, England. The settlement dates to the medieval period and represents a deserted or shrunken village site typical of the landscape changes that occurred in England during the Middle Ages. The monument comprises the archaeological remains of domestic occupation and associated field systems that survive as earthworks and subsurface deposits. Such settlements provide important evidence for patterns of medieval habitation, land use, and the economic organisation of rural communities in the Somerset region.

Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020438. View the official record →

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What is Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's Farm?

Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's Farm is a scheduled ancient monument located in Somerset, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's Farm?

Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's 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 1020438.

What other scheduled monuments are near Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte with two baileys immediately east of Bristol Road, Down End (2.3 km), Brick and tile kiln west of East Quay, 200m east of Bridgwater Dock lock (2.5 km), Telescopic rail bridge over the River Parrett, 270m south east of Bridgwater Dock lock (2.7 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

Motte with two baileys immediately east of Bristol Road, Down End
2.3 km
Brick and tile kiln west of East Quay, 200m east of Bridgwater Dock lock
2.5 km
Telescopic rail bridge over the River Parrett, 270m south east of Bridgwater Dock lock
2.7 km
Chandos Glass Cone, at the junction of Northgate and Valetta Place
2.8 km
Churchyard cross in St George's churchyard
3.3 km
Prehistoric timber trackways, 670m SSE of Parchey Bridge
4.2 km
Timber trackways at Moor Drove, 800m east of Brentsfield Bridge
4.3 km
Medieval settlement 160m south and 240m south west of Sandford Farm
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's Farm

Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Horsey medieval settlement immediately north of Board's Farm

Glastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~11.3 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~16.3 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~21.2 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~2.9 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~10.5 miles
Domesday entry for Pignes, Somerset →
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