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Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church Farm

England
List entry 1020313
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020313
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.63 hectares
Grid reference
SE 54784 83593
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church Farm is a high-status dwelling site located in Yorkshire and recorded as a scheduled ancient monument. The residence dates to the medieval period and represents the physical remains of a substantial lordly household, indicating significant social and economic standing within its local community. The site's proximity to Church Farm and its designation as a lordly residence suggest it occupied an important position within the medieval settlement hierarchy, though the specific architectural details and phases of occupation remain subject to archaeological investigation and local historical records.

Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020313. View the official record →

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What is Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church Farm?

Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church Farm is a high-status dwelling site located in Yorkshire and recorded as a scheduled ancient monument.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church Farm?

Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church 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 1020313.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of cross ridge dyke and earthworks in Roman Plantation, Oulston Moor (8.9 km), Round barrow 350m north west of Pond Head Farm (9 km), Round barrow 500m WNW of Pond Head Farm (9 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Section of cross ridge dyke and earthworks in Roman Plantation, Oulston Moor
8.9 km
Round barrow 350m north west of Pond Head Farm
9 km
Round barrow 500m WNW of Pond Head Farm
9 km
Section of cross ridge dyke and hollow way 200m north west of Pond Head Farm
9.1 km
Round barrow 150m north of Wombwell Arms
9.7 km
Two round barrows 200m NNE of Wombwell Arms
9.7 km
Round barrow 50m east of Windyridge Farm
9.9 km
Round barrow 50m south east of Windyridge Farm
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church Farm

Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church Farm stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval lordly residence immediately west of Church Farm

AldboroughRoman town · ~13.8 milesYorkRoman town · ~20 milesCatterickRoman town · ~22.2 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~12.4 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~13.8 milesBattle of the Standard 1138Battle (1138) · ~14.6 milesBattle of Northallerton 1138Battle (1138) · ~14.6 miles
Domesday entry for Scawton, Yorkshire →
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