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Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow south-west of Eastrop Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval village and its associated open field system. The site preserves evidence of human settlement and agricultural practice dating to the medieval period, visible as soil and earthwork features across the landscape. The ridge and furrow represents the characteristic ploughing patterns of strip field cultivation, whilst the settlement earthworks indicate the former location of domestic and possibly manorial structures. These remains provide archaeological evidence of the rural economy and settlement patterns of medieval Wiltshire, recording a landscape substantially shaped by medieval agricultural organisation.
Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow south-west of Eastrop Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016310. View the official record →
Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow south-west of Eastrop Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval village and its associated open field system.
Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow south-west of Eastrop 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 1016310.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Highworth circle 200m south east of Common Farm (0.5 km), Medieval settlement remains immediately south east of Fresden Farm (1.8 km), Four Highworth circles 150m north east of Pickett's Copse (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow south-west of Eastrop Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow south-west of Eastrop Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.