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Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston

England
List entry 1429700
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1429700
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.42 hectares
Grid reference
SK2007746809
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston is a scheduled ancient monument in Derbyshire comprising the archaeological remains of medieval settlement and agricultural activity. The site encompasses a moated enclosure indicative of a manorial or high-status residence of the medieval period, alongside ridge and furrow field systems that demonstrate the arable farming practices characteristic of the medieval and early post-medieval countryside. The mill site represents water-powered milling infrastructure, likely dating from the medieval period and reflecting the economic importance of milling to local settlement and agricultural processing. Together these elements provide evidence of the integrated medieval landscape, combining domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses within a single locality.

Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1429700. View the official record →

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What is Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston?

The Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston is a scheduled ancient monument in Derbyshire comprising the archaeological remains of medieval settlement and agricultural activity.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston?

Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston 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 1429700.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Osmaston Fields bowl barrow, south (3.2 km), Moated site 60m west of Edlaston Hall (4.6 km), Wyaston hlaew (4.9 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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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Osmaston Fields bowl barrow, south
3.2 km
Moated site 60m west of Edlaston Hall
4.6 km
Wyaston hlaew
4.9 km
Moated site at Shirley Hall
5.4 km
Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft and medieval cross base in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
7.1 km
Moated preceptory, chapel and fishpond at Stydd Hall
7.4 km
Medieval settlement, including open field system, immediately west of Bentley Fields Farm
8.5 km
Medieval settlement, including site of chapel and part of the open field system, immediately north east of Alkmonton Old Hall Farm
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston

Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston

Battle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~19.8 miles
Domesday entry for Sturston and Sturston, Derbyshire →
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