Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh

Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh

England
List entry 1020787
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020787
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.42 hectares
Grid reference
SP 48995 62512, SP 48853 62696
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh?

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).

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Overview
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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.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower Shuckburgh

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.