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Richardson medieval settlement

England
List entry 1019188
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019188
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
11.62 hectares
Grid reference
SU 09780 74191
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Richardson medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village located in Wiltshire, England. The settlement represents a nucleated community that was established during the medieval period and subsequently abandoned, leaving archaeological traces visible in the modern landscape. The site is characterized by earthwork remains including ridge-and-furrow cultivation patterns and the structural outlines of former buildings and enclosures, which provide evidence of the settlement's layout and agricultural economy. Such deserted medieval villages are significant for understanding rural settlement patterns, social organization, and the economic changes that led to depopulation in the English countryside during the later medieval period and beyond.

Richardson medieval settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019188. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Richardson medieval settlement?

Richardson medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019188.

Who is responsible for protecting Richardson medieval settlement?

Richardson medieval settlement 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 1019188.

What other scheduled monuments are near Richardson medieval settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down (9.3 km), Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore (9.5 km), Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill (9.5 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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
9.3 km
Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
9.5 km
Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
9.5 km
Barrow S of Wansdyke
9.5 km
Section of the Wansdyke
9.6 km
Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
9.7 km
Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
9.7 km
Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Richardson medieval settlement

Richardson medieval settlement stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Richardson medieval settlement

AveburyArchaeological site · ~2.6 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~3.5 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~4.3 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~7.9 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~7.7 miles
Domesday entry for Winterbourne, Wiltshire →
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