Scheduled MonumentsEnglandNucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor

Nucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor

England
List entry 1017520
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017520
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
13.01 hectares
Grid reference
SP 78465 07215
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Nucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor is a medieval settlement site located in Buckinghamshire. The settlement represents a form of nucleated village organisation characteristic of the medieval period in southern England, where populations clustered around a defined centre rather than dispersing across the landscape. The site's proximity to Waldridge Manor indicates its connection to the manorial structure that typically organised medieval rural settlement and land use. As a scheduled monument, the site preserves archaeological evidence of medieval occupation and settlement patterns that contribute to understanding the development of the English countryside during the medieval period.

Nucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017520. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Nucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor?

Nucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor is a medieval settlement site located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017520.

Who is responsible for protecting Nucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor?

Nucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor 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 1017520.

What other scheduled monuments are near Nucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Lodge Hill, 650m east of Old Callow Down Farm (7.4 km), Village settlement site on Lodge Hill (7.6 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 176m long section south west of White House Farm (8.1 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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Nucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor

Nucleated medieval settlement east of Waldridge Manor stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.