Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall

Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall

England
List entry 1019102
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019102
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
36.1 hectares
Grid reference
SE 12197 95919
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement with associated ridge and furrow field systems located in Yorkshire. The site preserves evidence of medieval agricultural organisation and habitation practices, with the settlement earthworks and field patterns visible as surface features across the landscape. The monument represents a typical example of the nucleated or dispersed settlement patterns and open field farming systems that characterised medieval rural England, providing archaeological evidence for land use and community organisation during the medieval period. The survival of these earthwork features makes the site of significance for understanding medieval settlement morphology and the relationship between settlement and agricultural land use in Yorkshire.

Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019102. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall?

Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement with associated ridge and furrow field systems located in Yorkshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall?

Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall 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 1019102.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement and prehistoric hut circle settlement 870m north east of Washfold Farm (3.6 km), West Hauxwell churchyard cross (5.4 km), Keld Heads lead smelt mill and mine complex (6.5 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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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall

Medieval settlement and field system at Walburn Hall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.