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Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh is a scheduled ancient monument comprising earthwork remains of medieval occupation in Warwickshire. The settlement evidence, visible as surface features and soil marks, dates to the medieval period and represents the domestic and agricultural core of Lower Shuckburgh's historical community. The site's location in proximity to the parish church indicates the ecclesiastical and social importance of this locality during the medieval era. The earthworks provide archaeological evidence of the settlement pattern and land use that characterised this part of Warwickshire before the advent of post-medieval reorganisation of the landscape.
Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020787. View the official record →
Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh is a scheduled ancient monument comprising earthwork remains of medieval occupation in Warwickshire.
Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh 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 1020787.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upper Shuckburgh medieval settlement to the south and east of Shuckburgh Park (1.7 km), Medieval settlement remains at Flecknoe (2.1 km), Site of the medieval village, Cistercian Priory and post-Dissolution house and gardens of Lower Catesby, with associated ridge and furrow (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh'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 immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.