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The medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton Hall is a complex of agricultural and domestic features documenting continuous human occupation and land use spanning the medieval period into the post-medieval era. The site comprises earthwork traces of settlement structures and organised field patterns that reflect the agricultural economy and settlement organisation of the region during these centuries. These remains provide evidence for the development of rural settlement patterns and farming practices in Cheshire, demonstrating the relationship between domestic occupation and the exploitation of surrounding agricultural land. The survival of these earthworks as buried or upstanding features makes the site valuable for understanding medieval and early modern rural settlement archaeology in northwest England.
Medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016589. View the official record →
The medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton Hall is a complex of agricultural and domestic features documenting continuous human occupation and land use spanning the medieval period into the post-medieval era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016589.
Medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton Hall 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 1016589.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval village and field system remains immediately south of Bradley Hall (4 km), Castle Hill motte and ditch system, Oldcastle (4.1 km), Tallarn Green Moated Site (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton Hall'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.
Medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.