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Medieval settlement immediately west of Bentley Fields Farm is a scheduled ancient monument in Derbyshire comprising earthwork remains of a deserted or shrunken medieval settlement associated with an open field agricultural system. The site preserves ridge and furrow cultivation patterns characteristic of the open field farming methods employed during the medieval period, which formed the economic foundation of rural communities in the Midlands. The earthwork remains visible on the ground provide evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in this part of Derbyshire, though the settlement itself was subsequently abandoned or substantially reduced in size.
Medieval settlement, including open field system, immediately west of Bentley Fields Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018618. View the official record →
Medieval settlement immediately west of Bentley Fields Farm is a scheduled ancient monument in Derbyshire comprising earthwork remains of a deserted or shrunken medieval settlement associated with an open field agricultural system.
Medieval settlement, including open field system, immediately west of Bentley Fields 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 1018618.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated preceptory, chapel and fishpond at Stydd Hall (1.6 km), Cubley Hall moated site (1.7 km), Medieval settlement, including site of chapel and part of the open field system, immediately north east of Alkmonton Old Hall Farm (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement, including open field system, immediately west of Bentley Fields Farm'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, including open field system, immediately west of Bentley Fields Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.