Manorial settlement, fishponds and field system, 200m south west of Layton House

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History & significance

This monument consists of a manorial settlement with associated fishponds and field system located 200 metres south-west of Layton House in Durham. The site represents a medieval rural settlement of agricultural and administrative significance, with evidence for organised land use and water management typical of productive manorial estates. The fishponds indicate investment in food production and resource management characteristic of medieval lordly establishments, whilst the surviving field patterns document the agrarian infrastructure supporting the settlement. The monument dates to the medieval period, with the physical remains preserving evidence of the settlement's layout, land division, and the specialised infrastructure of a working manorial complex.

Manorial settlement, fishponds and field system, 200m south west of Layton House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019532. View the official record →

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