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Mayfield strip lynchets is a set of early agrarian earthworks situated in Staffordshire. The site comprises a series of parallel ridge-and-furrow formations and associated terraced strips characteristic of medieval open-field agriculture, likely dating from the High Medieval period. Strip lynchets of this type represent the physical evidence of intensive arable cultivation methods employed by manorial communities, with the ridged earthworks formed through successive ploughing of individual tenement strips across the landscape. The monuments at Mayfield preserve a valuable archaeological record of medieval rural settlement patterns and farming practices in the English Midlands.
Mayfield strip lynchets is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002963. View the official record →
Mayfield strip lynchets is a set of early agrarian earthworks situated in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002963.
Mayfield strip lynchets 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 1002963.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 70m north-west of The Boxes (3.3 km), Calwich Low bowl barrow (3.5 km), Moated site 60m west of Edlaston Hall (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Mayfield strip lynchets's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Mayfield strip lynchets stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.