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Little Broughton is a medieval settlement site in Yorkshire consisting of the remains of a planned village layout together with associated ridge and furrow field systems and the site of a medieval chapel. The settlement demonstrates the characteristic morphology of a medieval nucleated village, with evidence of toft and croft divisions that reflect the organised agrarian planning typical of the High Medieval period. The chapel site indicates the presence of religious infrastructure within the settlement community, whilst the preservation of field systems demonstrates the intensive agricultural exploitation of the surrounding landscape during the medieval period. The monument as a whole provides archaeological evidence for medieval rural settlement patterns and the organisation of both domestic and agricultural space within a Yorkshire village context.
Medieval settlement of Little Broughton, associated field system and site of medieval chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018921. View the official record →
Little Broughton is a medieval settlement site in Yorkshire consisting of the remains of a planned village layout together with associated ridge and furrow field systems and the site of a medieval chapel. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018921.
Medieval settlement of Little Broughton, associated field system and site of medieval chapel 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 1018921.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 1000m ESE of High Ellermire Farm (8.5 km), Round barrow on Noon Hill (8.7 km), Cock Howe round barrow (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement of Little Broughton, associated field system and site of medieval chapel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval settlement of Little Broughton, associated field system and site of medieval chapel stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.