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Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm

England
List entry 1016426
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016426
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.58 hectares
Grid reference
SE 93595 07948
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks is a designated ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval village located immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm in Lincolnshire. The site preserves earthwork evidence of settlement occupation, including features typical of medieval village planning and domestic activity. The earthworks are recorded as remains of medieval date, reflecting the pattern of settlement development and subsequent abandonment characteristic of the Lincolnshire landscape during the medieval period.

Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016426. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm?

Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks is a designated ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval village located immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm in Lincolnshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm?

Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of Raventhorpe 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 1016426.

What other scheduled monuments are near Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Barrow north of Castlethorpe (4.6 km), Thornholme Augustinian priory (5.2 km), Moated site 285m east of Castlethorpe House (5.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Long Barrow north of Castlethorpe
4.6 km
Thornholme Augustinian priory
5.2 km
Moated site 285m east of Castlethorpe House
5.5 km
Romano-British settlement near Staniwells Farm
5.6 km
Round barrow 210m east of Cleatham Hall Farm
6.6 km
Money Field Roman site, Dragonby
6.6 km
Sawcliffe medieval village and moated site
6.9 km
Hibaldstow Mill
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm

Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm

LincolnRoman town · ~22.7 miles
Domesday entry for Manby, Lincolnshire →
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