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Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge

England
List entry 1019031
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019031
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.19 hectares
Grid reference
ST 57563 30182
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge is a deserted medieval settlement located in Somerset, England. The site, recorded as a scheduled ancient monument, represents evidence of medieval habitation and land use in the county. As with many such settlements across medieval England, this site likely reflects patterns of rural occupation and agricultural organisation characteristic of the period, though detailed archaeological investigation and publication of specific findings for this particular location remain limited in the readily available scholarly record.

Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019031. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge?

Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge is a deserted medieval settlement located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019031.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge?

Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge 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 1019031.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow known as `Wimble Toot' (2.6 km), Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm (4.7 km), Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor Farm (4.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow known as `Wimble Toot'
2.6 km
Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm
4.7 km
Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor Farm
4.8 km
Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary
5.7 km
Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm
6 km
Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
7.3 km
Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks
8.3 km
Deserted medieval village of Nether Adber
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge

Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge

Cadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~4.6 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~5.7 milesGlastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~7 milesBathRoman town · ~24.1 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~8.5 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~14.4 miles
Domesday entry for Foddington, Somerset →
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