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Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall

England
List entry 1016758
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016758
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.65 hectares
Grid reference
NY 55457 25063, NY 55589 24956, NY 55476 25265, NY 55563 25479
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Melkinthorpe is a deserted medieval settlement located in Westmorland, England, comprising the remains of a small village and its associated open field system. The settlement and its field patterns date to the medieval period, representing a typical example of peasant agricultural organisation characteristic of northern English communities. The site includes the location of Melkinthorpe Hall, which represents a later manorial focus within the broader settlement landscape. The earthworks and field boundaries visible at the site provide archaeological evidence of medieval land division and settlement structure, contributing to understanding of medieval rural life in the northwest of England.

Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016758. View the official record →

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What is Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall?

Melkinthorpe is a deserted medieval settlement located in Westmorland, England, comprising the remains of a small village and its associated open field system. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016758.

Who is responsible for protecting Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall?

Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall 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 1016758.

What other scheduled monuments are near Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation (6.5 km), Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle (7.4 km), Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber (7.9 km).

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This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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

Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
6.5 km
Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
7.4 km
Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
7.9 km
Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
9.3 km
Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
9.6 km
Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds
9.9 km
Small stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar
10.1 km
Round cairn on Burn Banks
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall

Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

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