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Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system

England
List entry 1006416
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006416
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
48.87 hectares
Grid reference
NT 98844 13405
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Leafield Edge is a medieval settlement and field system located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a nucleated settlement together with associated ridge and furrow cultivation evidence, typical of medieval agrarian communities in northern England. The settlement and its surrounding field patterns date to the medieval period, representing the physical landscape of rural life and agricultural organisation from that era. The site survives as earthworks and represents an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the region.

Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006416. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system?

Leafield Edge is a medieval settlement and field system located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006416.

Who is responsible for protecting Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system?

Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system 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 1006416.

What other scheduled monuments are near Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Palisaded settlement, 740m north west of Northfieldhead (1.4 km), Enclosed settlement 310m south west of White Gate (1.5 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement 655m south west of White Gate (1.8 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Palisaded settlement, 740m north west of Northfieldhead
1.4 km
Enclosed settlement 310m south west of White Gate
1.5 km
Unenclosed hut circle settlement 655m south west of White Gate
1.8 km
Cairnfield, unenclosed hut circle settlement and area of cord rig 190m north east of Pigdon's Leap
2.3 km
Castle Hill camp
2.5 km
Alnham medieval settlement
2.5 km
Alnham Castle: a medieval tower house
2.6 km
Palisaded settlement on Bleakmoor Hill, 700m north west of Biddlestone Townfoot farm
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system

Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Leafield Edge medieval settlement and field system

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~9.6 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~13.9 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~15.9 miles
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