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Medieval settlement earthworks on and around Town Green is a scheduled ancient monument in Yorkshire comprising the physical remains of medieval domestic and agricultural settlement. The earthworks include house platforms, field boundaries, and trackways that preserve evidence of settlement patterns and land use during the medieval period. The site represents an important archaeological resource for understanding the development and organisation of rural medieval communities in Yorkshire, with the surviving earthworks providing information about settlement structure and economy that would otherwise be lost to ploughing and modern development.
Medieval settlement earthworks on and around Town Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019092. View the official record →
Medieval settlement earthworks on and around Town Green is a scheduled ancient monument in Yorkshire comprising the physical remains of medieval domestic and agricultural settlement.
Medieval settlement earthworks on and around Town Green 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 1019092.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow N of manor house (9.2 km), Hanging Grimston barrow group: a bowl barrow 300m east of Stone Sleights Farm (9.3 km), Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Hanging Grimston Wold 100m west of Stone Sleights Farm (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement earthworks on and around Town Green'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 earthworks on and around Town Green stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.