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Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm

England
List entry 1020584
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020584
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.63 hectares
Grid reference
SU 02010 10823
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement in Dorset. The site preserves ridge and furrow field systems and settlement features characteristic of medieval agricultural communities in the region. Dating to the medieval period, the monument represents the landscape organisation and land use patterns of a rural medieval settlement, with the surviving earthworks providing evidence of the farming practices and settlement structure of this era. The site's preservation as earthworks offers valuable archaeological and historical information about medieval rural life and the organisation of the medieval Dorset countryside.

Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020584. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm?

Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement in Dorset.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm?

Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington 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 1020584.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bradford Barrow (7.3 km), Length of Roman road near King Down Farm (7.7 km), Group of round barrows on King Down (8.3 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bradford Barrow
7.3 km
Length of Roman road near King Down Farm
7.7 km
Group of round barrows on King Down
8.3 km
Earth circles S of King Down
9.1 km
Section of Roman road near Badbury Rings
9.3 km
Group of round barrows NW of Badbury Rings
9.5 km
Badbury Rings
9.6 km
A bell barrow and a bowl barrow at St Michael's Middle School 60m west of the school buildings
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm

Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington Farm

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~15.5 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~20.5 milesDorchesterRoman town · ~23.8 miles
Domesday entry for Brockington, Dorset →
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