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

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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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