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Old Thornley medieval settlement is a designated ancient monument located approximately 110 metres north of Thornley Hall Farm in County Durham. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement together with associated open field systems and a hollow way, which represents the physical expression of medieval agricultural and settlement practices in the region. The hollow way, formed by generations of foot and cart traffic, provides archaeological evidence of communication routes and patterns of land use during the medieval period. The open field system visible in the earthworks demonstrates the characteristic medieval strip cultivation methods that dominated the farming landscape of northern England, with the settlement itself representing the residential core of what was likely a nucleated village community occupying this location during the medieval centuries.
Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019914. View the official record →
Old Thornley medieval settlement is a designated ancient monument located approximately 110 metres north of Thornley Hall Farm in County Durham.
Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall 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 1019914.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate (1.7 km), Ludworth Tower (2.9 km), Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House Farm (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.