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Medieval settlement remains at Overtown

England
List entry 1018274
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018274
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.63 hectares
Grid reference
SU 15596 79552, SU 15363 79497
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval settlement remains at Overtown is an ancient monument comprising the physical traces of a medieval village situated in Wiltshire. The site preserves earthwork evidence of settlement activity from the medieval period, including features such as house platforms, field systems, and other structural remains that survive as surface undulations in the landscape. These remains are significant for understanding the organisation and layout of rural medieval communities in the county. The site's survival as earthworks rather than built structures makes it particularly valuable for archaeological study and interpretation of medieval settlement patterns.

Medieval settlement remains at Overtown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018274. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement remains at Overtown?

Medieval settlement remains at Overtown is an ancient monument comprising the physical traces of a medieval village situated in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018274.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement remains at Overtown?

Medieval settlement remains at Overtown 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 1018274.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement remains at Overtown?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett Road (9.6 km), Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre (9.8 km), Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury (9.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett Road
9.6 km
Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
9.8 km
Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
9.8 km
Bowl barrow 200m south of Green Street and 1100m east of the Avebury henge monument, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
10 km
Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
10 km
Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
10.1 km
Dam of King's fishpond
10.4 km
Earthworks on Marlborough Common
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval settlement remains at Overtown

Medieval settlement remains at Overtown stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval settlement remains at Overtown

AveburyArchaeological site · ~6.7 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~7.3 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~7.6 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~8.2 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~12.5 miles
Domesday entry for Wroughton, Wiltshire →
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