Scheduled MonumentsEnglandOld Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm

Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm

England
List entry 1016948
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016948
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SD 98669 28056
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Old Church of St Thomas Becket is a medieval parish church situated approximately 210 metres north-east of Daisy Field Farm in Yorkshire. The church dates to the medieval period and is dedicated to Thomas Becket, the twelfth-century Archbishop of Canterbury, a dedication that suggests the building's construction or rededication occurred after Becket's canonisation in 1173. The structure represents an important example of medieval ecclesiastical architecture within its locality and is recorded as an ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England. The site preserves evidence of the religious and settlement patterns of medieval Yorkshire, though the specific architectural details and construction phases of the building require detailed documentary and archaeological investigation to establish precise dating and development.

Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016948. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm?

Old Church of St Thomas Becket is a medieval parish church situated approximately 210 metres north-east of Daisy Field Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016948.

Who is responsible for protecting Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm?

Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm 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 1016948.

What other scheduled monuments are near Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The old bridge over the Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge (0.9 km), Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 440m north west of Rough Bottom on Midgeley Moor (2.8 km), Cup marked boundary stone known as Churn Milk Joan on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor, 580m north of Foster Clough Bridge (3.3 km).

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Monuments
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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm

Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~13.9 miles