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Over Chalford medieval settlement

England
List entry 1018426
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018426
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.23 hectares
Grid reference
SP 35241 25185
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Over Chalford medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village located in Oxfordshire. The settlement represents typical medieval agricultural land use and settlement patterns characteristic of the English Midlands and the surrounding region during the medieval period. Archaeological survey and documentary evidence indicate occupation and habitation across the medieval centuries, with the site eventually becoming depopulated as part of the wider processes of settlement shift and enclosure that affected many English villages from the late medieval period onwards. The physical remains visible today consist of earthworks and surface features indicative of former domestic and agricultural occupation.

Over Chalford medieval settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018426. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Over Chalford medieval settlement?

Over Chalford medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018426.

Who is responsible for protecting Over Chalford medieval settlement?

Over Chalford medieval settlement 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 1018426.

What other scheduled monuments are near Over Chalford medieval settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fawler Roman villa (8.5 km), Pair of bowl barrows at Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest (8.5 km), Long barrow 150m west of Churchill Copse in Wychwood Forest (8.5 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Fawler Roman villa
8.5 km
Pair of bowl barrows at Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest
8.5 km
Long barrow 150m west of Churchill Copse in Wychwood Forest
8.5 km
Bowl barrow 200m west of Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest
8.6 km
Oaklands Farm Roman villa
8.9 km
Slatepits Copse long barrow, 1km SE of High Lodge in Wychwood Forest
8.9 km
Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest
9.2 km
Brize's Lodge bowl barrow, 400m east of Gospel Oak
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Over Chalford medieval settlement

Over Chalford medieval settlement stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Over Chalford medieval settlement

AlchesterRoman town · ~13.9 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~23.7 milesCirencesterRoman town · ~24.9 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~10.7 milesBattle of Edgehill 1642Battle (1642) · ~14.8 milesBattle of Cropredy Bridge 1644Battle (1644) · ~15.5 milesBattle of Edgcote 1469Battle (1469) · ~16.9 miles
Domesday entry for Chalford, Oxfordshire →
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