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Medieval settlement is a scheduled ancient monument located in Derbyshire near Lea Cottage Farm, with associated archaeological features distributed both immediately north and approximately 240 metres south of the farm buildings. The settlement comprises earthwork remains characteristic of medieval rural occupation, including evidence of a fishpond and the fossilised ridge and furrow patterns of an open field agricultural system that sustained the community. Such settlements and their field systems are typical of the medieval period, generally dating from the eleventh to sixteenth centuries, and represent the organisation of both habitation and subsistence agriculture that formed the foundation of rural medieval England. The preservation of these earthwork features provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding medieval land use, settlement patterns, and the transition between different phases of occupation in the Derbyshire landscape.
Medieval settlement, including fishpond and open field system, immediately north and 240m south of Lea Cottage Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019405. View the official record →
Medieval settlement is a scheduled ancient monument located in Derbyshire near Lea Cottage Farm, with associated archaeological features distributed both immediately north and approximately 240 metres south of the farm buildings. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019405.
Medieval settlement, including fishpond and open field system, immediately north and 240m south of Lea Cottage Farm 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 1019405.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site, ridge and furrow, and mill site at Sturston (5.2 km), Medieval settlement and open field system immediately north of Old Hall (7 km), Mayfield strip lynchets (7.1 km).
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