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Medieval farmstead and irregular open field system at High Burntoft Farm

England
List entry 1015207
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015207
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.65 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 44576 27906
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

High Burntoft Farm is a medieval farmstead with associated irregular open field system located in Durham, England. The site comprises the physical remains of agricultural settlement and cultivation practices characteristic of the medieval period, with the irregular field layout reflecting the piecemeal development and management of arable land typical of this era. The farmstead and its field system represent important archaeological evidence for understanding medieval rural settlement patterns and land use in the North East of England during the medieval period.

Medieval farmstead and irregular open field system at High Burntoft Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015207. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval farmstead and irregular open field system at High Burntoft Farm?

High Burntoft Farm is a medieval farmstead with associated irregular open field system located in Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015207.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval farmstead and irregular open field system at High Burntoft Farm?

Medieval farmstead and irregular open field system at High Burntoft Farm 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 1015207.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval farmstead and irregular open field system at High Burntoft Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Claxton medieval moated site (3 km), Fishpond, enclosures and section of field system 165m north west of Elwick Hall (4.4 km), St Thomas a Becket's Church (5.4 km).

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Overview
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Claxton medieval moated site
3 km
Fishpond, enclosures and section of field system 165m north west of Elwick Hall
4.4 km
St Thomas a Becket's Church
5.4 km
Sheraton medieval settlement and open field system
7 km
Low Throston deserted medieval village
7 km
Great house 50m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church
7.6 km
Fishponds 70m north of St Mary Magdalene's Church
7.7 km
Stockton market cross immediately south of Town Hall
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval farmstead and irregular open field system at High Burntoft Farm

Medieval farmstead and irregular open field system at High Burntoft Farm stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval farmstead and irregular open field system at High Burntoft Farm

CatterickRoman town · ~22.5 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~14.8 milesBattle of Northallerton 1138Battle (1138) · ~19.3 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~19.5 miles
Domesday entry for Thornaby, Yorkshire →
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