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Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham

England
List entry 1004989
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004989
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.11 hectares
Grid reference
TF2171888477
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham is a deserted medieval village site located in Lincolnshire. The settlement dates to the medieval period and represents one of many rural communities that were abandoned or substantially depopulated during the later medieval centuries, a phenomenon particularly evident across the East Midlands. The archaeological remains include earthworks and field patterns that preserve evidence of the former settlement's layout and organisation. The site contributes to understanding medieval rural settlement patterns and the processes of village desertion that reshaped the English landscape during the medieval and early modern periods.

Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004989. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham?

Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham is a deserted medieval village site located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004989.

Who is responsible for protecting Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham?

Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham 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 1004989.

What other scheduled monuments are near Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow 280m south of Burgh Top Farm (3.6 km), Long Barrow 165m south-east of Mawers Plantation (3.9 km), Bowl barrow 420m ESE of South Walk Farm (3.9 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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Neolithic long barrow 280m south of Burgh Top Farm
3.6 km
Long Barrow 165m south-east of Mawers Plantation
3.9 km
Bowl barrow 420m ESE of South Walk Farm
3.9 km
Bowl barrow in Tongue Piece Holt
4 km
Neolithic long barrow 630m north-west of Warren Farm
4.4 km
Bowl barrow 730m SSE of South Walk Farm
4.4 km
Long Barrow and Round Barrow north-east of Warren Farm
5.1 km
Iron Age and Romano-British enclosure, S of village
5.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham

Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham

LincolnRoman town · ~18.3 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~13.7 miles
Domesday entry for Wykeham, Lincolnshire →
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