Scheduled MonumentsEnglandManorial settlement at Weston Manor

Manorial settlement at Weston Manor

England
List entry 1007913
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007913
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.17 hectares
Grid reference
ST 44461 74019
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Weston Manor is a manorial settlement of medieval origin located in Somerset. The site comprises the remains of a substantial manor complex with associated earthworks that reflect the settlement patterns typical of English manorial estates. Physical evidence indicates occupation and agricultural activity spanning the medieval period, with the landscape features preserving the layout of former buildings, boundaries, and land divisions characteristic of a working manor estate. The site contributes to understanding the organisation and development of medieval rural settlement and estate management in the Somerset region.

Manorial settlement at Weston Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007913. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Manorial settlement at Weston Manor?

Weston Manor is a manorial settlement of medieval origin located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007913.

Who is responsible for protecting Manorial settlement at Weston Manor?

Manorial settlement at Weston Manor 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 1007913.

What other scheduled monuments are near Manorial settlement at Weston Manor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St John The Evangelist's churchyard (5.8 km), Churchyard cross in St Bridget's churchyard, Chelvey (6.1 km), Slight univallate hillfort at Wain's Hill (6.3 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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Manorial settlement at Weston Manor

Manorial settlement at Weston Manor stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.