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Holworth is a medieval settlement in Dorset, consisting of the earthwork remains of ridge and furrow field systems and building platforms that reflect the agricultural and domestic organisation of a medieval village community. The site dates from the medieval period, with evidence suggesting settlement and land use patterns typical of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The earthworks preserve the physical layout of former dwelling sites and associated field strips, providing archaeological testimony to the pattern of medieval rural settlement and its subsequent abandonment or contraction. Such sites are valuable for understanding the organisation of medieval agrarian society and the processes of village formation and desertion across southern England.
Medieval settlement at Holworth is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016727. View the official record →
Holworth is a medieval settlement in Dorset, consisting of the earthwork remains of ridge and furrow field systems and building platforms that reflect the agricultural and domestic organisation of a medieval village community. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016727.
Medieval settlement at Holworth 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 1016727.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows (2.2 km), Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows (2.2 km), Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement at Holworth'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 at Holworth stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.