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Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church

England
List entry 1020183
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020183
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.37 hectares
Grid reference
SY 67920 93547
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church is a dispersed settlement of medieval date located in Dorset. The site comprises the remains of buildings and associated field systems characteristic of medieval rural settlement patterns in southern England. The physical evidence suggests occupation during the medieval period, with archaeological features distributed across the landscape in a manner consistent with the settlement organisation of that era. The monument's survival and documentation on the National Heritage List reflects its importance to understanding the distribution and character of medieval settlement in the county.

Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020183. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church?

Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church is a dispersed settlement of medieval date located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020183.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church?

Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church 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 1020183.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood (8.3 km), Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy (8.3 km), Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn (8.4 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
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

Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
8.3 km
Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
8.3 km
Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
8.4 km
Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
8.8 km
Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
8.8 km
Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
8.9 km
Group of barrows on West Hill
9.2 km
Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church

Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church

DorchesterRoman town · ~2 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~3.2 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~19.9 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~20.6 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~3.2 miles
Domesday entry for Charminster, Dorset →
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