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Parts of Johnby medieval village, located 285 metres and 540 metres north west of Johnby Hall in Cumberland, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement. The site preserves ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and other topographical features indicative of a nucleated medieval village arrangement, typical of the agrarian settlements that characterised the English landscape during the medieval period. The physical evidence suggests occupation and agricultural use spanning the medieval centuries, though the precise chronology of settlement phases remains characteristic of many deserted or partially abandoned village sites in the region. The monument's survival as earthworks rather than built structures reflects both the rural character of the settlement and the processes of landscape change that have affected settlement patterns in Cumberland over subsequent centuries.
Parts of Johnby medieval village 285m and 540m north west of Johnby Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021145. View the official record →
Parts of Johnby medieval village, located 285 metres and 540 metres north west of Johnby Hall in Cumberland, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement.
Parts of Johnby medieval village 285m and 540m north west of Johnby Hall 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 1021145.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hutton John moated site, moated annexe, possible fishpond and enclosure (6 km), Moated site of Dacre Castle (7.1 km), Roman camp and section of Roman road on Lofshaw Hill (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Parts of Johnby medieval village 285m and 540m north west of Johnby Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Parts of Johnby medieval village 285m and 540m north west of Johnby Hall stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.