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Thornton-le-Street is a medieval settlement in Yorkshire, England, designated as an ancient monument. The site represents evidence of medieval rural habitation and land use patterns characteristic of the Yorkshire landscape during the medieval period. The settlement's physical remains contribute to archaeological understanding of medieval village organisation and development in the region. The site's designation reflects its importance as a surviving example of medieval settlement archaeology in northern England.
Medieval settlement at Thornton-le-Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018853. View the official record →
Thornton-le-Street is a medieval settlement in Yorkshire, England, designated as an ancient monument.
Medieval settlement at Thornton-le-Street 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 1018853.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upsall Castle: a quadrangular castle (4.2 km), A moated site 100m east of St Mary Magdalene's Church (4.5 km), Lime kilns 400m south west of Furlands (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement at Thornton-le-Street'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 Thornton-le-Street stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.