Scheduled Monuments›England›Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm

Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm

England

List entry 1017739

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1017739

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

17.22 hectares

Grid reference

SK8218958409

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Langford medieval village is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 450 metres north-west of Elmtree Farm in Nottinghamshire, England. The site preserves substantial remains of a medieval settlement, including a moated enclosure and evidence of the open field agricultural system that characterised rural organisation in the medieval period. The moat represents the homestead of a significant medieval household, whilst the field systems visible on the ground and through crop marks demonstrate the communal farming practices employed by the village community. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1017739.

Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017739. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm?

Langford medieval village is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 450 metres north-west of Elmtree Farm in Nottinghamshire, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm?

Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree 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 1017739.

What other scheduled monuments are near Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane (4.7 km), Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill, 550m north west of The Firs (5 km), Newark Castle (5.2 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

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane

4.7 km

Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill, 550m north west of The Firs

5 km

Newark Castle

5.2 km

Newark town wall (Lombard Street)

5.4 km

Standing cross known as Beaumond Cross

5.5 km

Civil War sconce 650m north west of Devon Bridge

5.9 km

Queen's Sconce

6.4 km

Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard

7.3 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm

Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm

ThorpeRoman town · ~6.4 miles LincolnRoman town · ~12.5 miles AncasterRoman town · ~13.7 miles Battle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~7.7 miles

Domesday entry for Langford, Nottinghamshire →

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