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Medieval settlement of Sheldon is a deserted medieval village site located in Wiltshire. The settlement represents a typical example of the agricultural communities that occupied the English countryside during the medieval period, subsequently abandoned as a result of landscape changes and economic shifts. The site survives as earthworks and field monuments that preserve evidence of former habitation patterns, including the remains of dwelling plots, field systems, and associated infrastructure. Such deserted medieval settlements provide valuable archaeological testimony to the medieval rural economy and social organization of the region.
Medieval settlement of Sheldon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018428. View the official record →
Medieval settlement of Sheldon is a deserted medieval village site located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018428.
Medieval settlement of Sheldon 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 1018428.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including MoD CORSHAM: Tunnel Quarry (5.5 km), MoD CORSHAM: Personnel Lift (PL) 2 (5.9 km), MoD CORSHAM: Slope Shaft (Emergency Exit) A (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement of Sheldon'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 of Sheldon stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.