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Ravensthorpe Manor House is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, representing a medieval manor site of significant local historical importance. The monument comprises the earthwork remains of a manorial settlement, with archaeological evidence indicating occupation and development across the medieval period. The site's physical character is marked by surviving ground features typical of deserted or shrunken settlements, including house platforms and associated field systems that reflect the organisation of a medieval estate. Such manorial sites provide valuable archaeological evidence for understanding rural settlement patterns and the structure of medieval aristocratic landholding in northern England.
Ravensthorpe manor house (site of) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004083. View the official record →
Ravensthorpe Manor House is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, representing a medieval manor site of significant local historical importance.
Ravensthorpe manor house (site of) 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 1004083.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow in Cliff Plantation (2.7 km), Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton Bank (2.9 km), Round barrow 230m east of Sutton Bank Farm (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ravensthorpe manor house (site of)'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ravensthorpe manor house (site of) stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.