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

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

England
List entry 1019532
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019532
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 37748 26931
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Manorial settlement, fishponds and field system 200m south-west of Layton House is a complex of medieval agricultural and settlement features located in Durham, England. The site comprises earthwork remains of a manorial settlement together with associated fishponds and evidence of field systems, representing the physical infrastructure of medieval land management and exploitation. The features are characteristic of the period between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, when such integrated systems of habitation, water management, and arable or pastoral agriculture were standard components of the manorial economy. The earthworks survive as visible landscape features and constitute important archaeological evidence for understanding medieval settlement patterns and rural economic organisation in northern England.

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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Questions & answers

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

Manorial settlement, fishponds and field system 200m south-west of Layton House is a complex of medieval agricultural and settlement features located in Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019532.

Who is responsible for protecting Manorial settlement, fishponds and field system, 200m south west of Layton House?

Manorial settlement, fishponds and field system, 200m south west of Layton House 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 1019532.

What other scheduled monuments are near Manorial settlement, fishponds and field system, 200m south west of Layton House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Thomas a Becket's Church (2.6 km), Motte and bailey castle 400m south east of Bishopton (6.1 km), Middleham Castle (6.4 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
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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The ground beneath

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

Manorial settlement, fishponds and field system, 200m south west of Layton House stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.