Scheduled MonumentsEnglandNether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon Hall

Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon Hall

England
List entry 1020648
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020648
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
50.22 hectares
Grid reference
SK 22769 65840
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Nether Haddon is a multi-period archaeological site located approximately 600 metres south-west of Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, comprising evidence of settlement and land use spanning from the Romano-British period through the medieval era. The site encompasses the remains of a medieval settlement associated with an open field system, demonstrating the agricultural organisation and habitation patterns of the high medieval period. Romano-British field systems are also preserved at the location, indicating continuity of land exploitation across a considerable span of time. Lead mining remains visible on the site attest to extractive industries that operated in this part of Derbyshire during the post-medieval period, reflecting the region's significant mineral resources and their exploitation by successive communities.

Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020648. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon Hall?

Nether Haddon is a multi-period archaeological site located approximately 600 metres south-west of Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, comprising evidence of settlement and land use spanning from the Romano-British period through the medieval era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020648.

Who is responsible for protecting Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon Hall?

Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon 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 1020648.

What other scheduled monuments are near Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gallowlow Lane bowl barrow (9.5 km), Roystone Grange bowl barrow (9.5 km), Moot Low bowl barrow (9.6 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
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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon Hall

Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon Hall stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.