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Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm

England
List entry 1021146
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021146
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.14 hectares
Grid reference
SD 49501 89405
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm is a scheduled ancient monument preserving archaeological evidence of medieval settlement in Westmorland. The site comprises earthwork remains indicative of the domestic occupation and land use patterns characteristic of a medieval village community, with features likely including traces of former dwellings, field systems, and other settlement infrastructure. These remains date from the medieval period and represent an important record of rural settlement organisation in the north-west of England during this era. The survival of such earthworks, protected from modern disturbance, provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding the layout, economy, and development of medieval Helsington village.

Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021146. View the official record →

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What is Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm?

Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm is a scheduled ancient monument preserving archaeological evidence of medieval settlement in Westmorland.

Who is responsible for protecting Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm?

Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House 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 1021146.

What other scheduled monuments are near Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New Sedgwick gunpowder works, 580m north of Gate House (2 km), Basingill gunpowder works, 130m south of Force Bridge (3 km), Sedgwick aqueduct (3 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
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Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

New Sedgwick gunpowder works, 580m north of Gate House
2 km
Basingill gunpowder works, 130m south of Force Bridge
3 km
Sedgwick aqueduct
3 km
Levens Park, round barrows and medieval settlements, including Temple of Diana
3.4 km
Earthwork 700yds (640m) N of Levens Bridge
3.5 km
Castlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The Helm
3.6 km
Levens Bridge
4.2 km
Packhorse bridge at the Post Office
4.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm

Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Helsington, Yorkshire →
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