Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown Farm

Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown Farm

England
List entry 1016588
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016588
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.8 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 43915 51299, SJ 43925 50992
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castletown Farm is a medieval settlement and associated field system located in Cheshire, England. The site preserves evidence of occupation and agricultural exploitation dating to the medieval period, with physical remains visible in the landscape that reflect the organisation of both residential and productive spaces characteristic of this era. The field system demonstrates the organised husbandry practices employed by the medieval community, with its layout and boundaries still traceable through earthwork features. The monument contributes to the understanding of rural settlement patterns and land use in medieval Cheshire.

Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016588. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown Farm?

Castletown Farm is a medieval settlement and associated field system located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016588.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown Farm?

Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown 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 1016588.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 250m SSE of Meadows Farm (3 km), Medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton Hall (4.4 km), Castle Hill motte, Malpas (5.9 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.
Timeline
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 and part of field system at Castletown Farm

Medieval settlement and part of field system at Castletown Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.