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Saltby grange is a medieval monastic agricultural establishment located in Leicestershire, consisting of building platforms and associated structures that date from the medieval period. The site preserves evidence of a grange, a type of outlying farm managed by monastic communities to generate income and sustenance for their parent monastery. The surviving physical remains include earthwork platforms indicating former building locations and a dovecote, features typical of substantial medieval grange complexes. Such granges represented important economic assets within the monastic system, and Saltby's archaeological record contributes to understanding the scale and organisation of monastic land management in the English Midlands.
Medieval monastic grange with building platforms and dovecote at Saltby is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009165. View the official record →
Saltby grange is a medieval monastic agricultural establishment located in Leicestershire, consisting of building platforms and associated structures that date from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009165.
Medieval monastic grange with building platforms and dovecote at Saltby 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 1009165.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including King Lud's Intrenchments and adjacent barrow (2.1 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross, St Bartholomew's churchyard (2.2 km), Five barrows NW of Heath Farm (4.4 km).
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