Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm

Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm

England
List entry 1018392
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018392
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
10.92 hectares
Grid reference
SU 00309 72892
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm is a deserted medieval village site located in Wiltshire. The settlement represents the earthwork remains of a medieval community, with ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and settlement features visible as surface undulations across the landscape. The site dates to the medieval period, reflecting patterns of rural occupation and agricultural organisation typical of England's countryside before desertion, likely occurring during or after the fourteenth century. The archaeological remains preserve important evidence of medieval agrarian settlement and land use practices in the region.

Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018392. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm?

Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm is a deserted medieval village site located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018392.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm?

Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook 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 1018392.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage (6.9 km), Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage (7 km), Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage (7 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm

Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.