Scheduled Monuments›England›Part of Leppington medieval village, a moated site and site of the former parish church of St Helen

Part of Leppington medieval village, a moated site and site of the former parish church of St Helen

England
List entry 1011515
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011515
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.13 hectares
Grid reference
SE 76466 61189
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Part of Leppington medieval village is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a moated site and the location of the former parish church of St Helen, situated in Yorkshire, England. The moated enclosure represents a characteristic feature of medieval settlement patterns, typically associated with a manorial homestead or substantial dwelling of the medieval period. The site preserves evidence of the parish church of St Helen, which served the local community during the medieval and post-medieval periods. Together, the moated site and church location document the ecclesiastical and domestic organisation of this rural settlement in Yorkshire during the Middle Ages.

Part of Leppington medieval village, a moated site and site of the former parish church of St Helen is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011515. View the official record →

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What is Part of Leppington medieval village, a moated site and site of the former parish church of St Helen?

Part of Leppington medieval village is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a moated site and the location of the former parish church of St Helen, situated in Yorkshire, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Part of Leppington medieval village, a moated site and site of the former parish church of St Helen?

Part of Leppington medieval village, a moated site and site of the former parish church of St Helen 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 1011515.

What other scheduled monuments are near Part of Leppington medieval village, a moated site and site of the former parish church of St Helen?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kitty Hill round barrow (4.9 km), Round barrow 100m north west of farm on Garrowby Hill Top (5.9 km), Round barrow 200m east of farm on Garrowby Hill Top (6.2 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
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Kitty Hill round barrow
4.9 km
Round barrow 100m north west of farm on Garrowby Hill Top
5.9 km
Round barrow 200m east of farm on Garrowby Hill Top
6.2 km
Round barrow 350m west of Cot Nab Farm
6.6 km
Round barrow 300m south west of Cot Nab Farm
6.6 km
Sections of multiple linear dykes 125m south west of Cot Nab Farm
6.7 km
Site of Archbishop's moated palace and fishponds, Hall Garth.
6.8 km
Round barrow 850m north of Wold Farm, Bishop Wilton Wold
6.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Part of Leppington medieval village, a moated site and site of the former parish church of St Helen

Part of Leppington medieval village, a moated site and site of the former parish church of St Helen stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Part of Leppington medieval village, a moated site and site of the former parish church of St Helen

YorkRoman town · ~11.7 milesStar CarrArchaeological site · ~19.6 milesAldboroughRoman town · ~22.5 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~4.7 miles
Domesday entry for Leppington, Yorkshire →
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