Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval settlement of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove Farm

Medieval settlement of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove Farm

England
List entry 1020232
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020232
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.49 hectares
Grid reference
ST8821961440
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Medieval settlement of Whaddon, located 260 metres west of Whaddon Grove Farm in Wiltshire, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a deserted or shrunken medieval village. The site preserves ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and structural foundations typical of medieval agricultural settlements, indicating occupation and land use during the medieval period. The monument represents an important archaeological record of rural settlement patterns and economic activity in the English medieval countryside, with the preservation of earthworks providing evidence of the settlement's layout, farming practices, and subsequent abandonment or contraction.

Medieval settlement of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020232. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove Farm?

The Medieval settlement of Whaddon, located 260 metres west of Whaddon Grove Farm in Wiltshire, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a deserted or shrunken medieval village.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove Farm?

Medieval settlement of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove 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 1020232.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site 110m north west of Grange Farm (9.2 km), Medieval strip lynchets 370m south of Greater Lane Farm (9.9 km), Medieval settlement and associated field systems west of Brook Farm (10 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 of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove Farm

Medieval settlement of Whaddon, 260m west of Whaddon Grove Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.