Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn

Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn

England
List entry 1002244
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002244
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.32 hectares
Grid reference
TV 56536 97869, TV 57427 97811
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

This medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 805 metres west of Crapham Barn in Sussex. The site comprises the remains of a medieval agricultural settlement with associated field boundaries arranged in a planned, regular pattern characteristic of medieval open field or early enclosed farming organisation. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents important evidence for the exploitation and management of the Sussex landscape during this era. The regular field system demonstrates the structured approach to land division that was increasingly adopted in medieval England, providing archaeological insight into settlement patterns and agricultural practice during the medieval occupation of the site.

Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002244. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn?

This medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 805 metres west of Crapham Barn in Sussex.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn?

Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn 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 1002244.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows south of Pashley (1.2 km), Bowl barrow 500m north-east of Cornish Farm (1.3 km), Field system on Bullock Down (1.7 km).

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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn

Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~13.9 milesBattle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~15.3 miles