Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMiddleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge

Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge

England
List entry 1020236
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020236
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.28 hectares
Grid reference
SX 57173 69172
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Middleworth farmstead is a medieval or early post-medieval agricultural settlement located 450 metres south-east of Norsworthy Bridge in Devon. The site comprises the remains of a farmstead with associated field systems that reflect the pattern of rural settlement and land use characteristic of the early modern period in south-western England. The physical remains survive as earthworks visible in the landscape, preserving evidence of the domestic and agricultural activities that sustained communities in this moorland fringe environment. The monument's designation recognises its archaeological value in documenting the development of settlement patterns and land management practices in Devon's rural hinterland.

Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020236. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge?

Middleworth farmstead is a medieval or early post-medieval agricultural settlement located 450 metres south-east of Norsworthy Bridge in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020236.

Who is responsible for protecting Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge?

Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge 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 1020236.

What other scheduled monuments are near Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common (7.3 km), Two round barrows on Ridding Down (7.9 km), One of several stone hut circles near enclosures north of Ford Waste (8.1 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge

Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.