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Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm

England
List entry 1017214
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017214
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.67 hectares
Grid reference
SP 59572 92843
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Petlinge medieval settlement remains is a deserted medieval village site located 170 metres north of Whitehouse Farm in Leicestershire. The settlement dates to the medieval period and represents evidence of human habitation and agricultural activity from this era, now surviving as earthwork remains visible in the landscape. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance as a record of medieval rural settlement patterns in the East Midlands region.

Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017214. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm?

Petlinge medieval settlement remains is a deserted medieval village site located 170 metres north of Whitehouse Farm in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017214.

Who is responsible for protecting Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm?

Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse 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 1017214.

What other scheduled monuments are near Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard (0.3 km), Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' Church (0.4 km), Manorial site immediately south east of St Peter's Church (2.3 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
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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard
0.3 km
Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' Church
0.4 km
Manorial site immediately south east of St Peter's Church
2.3 km
Moated site and fishponds south-east of St Mary's Church
3.8 km
Knaptoft medieval settlement and manorial complex including church, three fishponds and windmill mound
4.6 km
Moated site with fishpond at Dunton Bassett
5.3 km
Motte, moat and fishponds west of All Saints Church
5.5 km
Medieval settlement remains 300m south east and 150m north of Wistow Hall
5.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm

Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm

MancetterRoman town · ~16.8 milesWhilton LodgeRoman town · ~17.5 milesBattle of Naseby 1645Battle (1645) · ~9.8 milesBattle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~13 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~23.4 miles
Domesday entry for Willoughby, Leicestershire →
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