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Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church

England
List entry 1019830
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019830
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.77 hectares
Grid reference
SO 25874 98480
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church is a small medieval ringwork situated near Acton in Shropshire. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork enclosure with an associated ditch, typical of the fortified domestic sites constructed during the 11th and 12th centuries. The surrounding landscape also preserves evidence of medieval cultivation in the form of ridge and furrow remains, indicating the agricultural organisation of the settlement's hinterland. The ringwork represents a modest fortification of the kind commonly established by minor nobility and landholding families during the Norman period.

Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019830. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church?

Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church is a small medieval ringwork situated near Acton in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019830.

Who is responsible for protecting Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church?

Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church 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 1019830.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke; Brompton Bridge section extending from Brompton Bridge to Mellington Hall Lodge (5.5 km), Offa's Dyke: Mellington Hall Section Extending from Mellington Hall Lodge to Lower Cwm (6.4 km), Pentre Camp (7.4 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
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Offa's Dyke; Brompton Bridge section extending from Brompton Bridge to Mellington Hall Lodge
Early Medieval · Linear Earthwork5.5 km
Offa's Dyke: Mellington Hall Section Extending from Mellington Hall Lodge to Lower Cwm
Early Medieval · Linear Earthwork6.4 km
Pentre Camp
Prehistoric · Hillfort7.4 km
Offa's Dyke: Cwm Section
Early Medieval · Linear Earthwork7.7 km
Site S of Bagbury (revealed by aerial photography)
Prehistoric · Enclosure8.2 km
Caer-Din
Prehistoric · Enclosure8.8 km
Mellington Hill Round Barrow
Prehistoric · Round Barrow8.8 km
Offa's Dyke: Section from Road Junction near Drewin to County Boundary
Early Medieval · Linear Earthwork8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church

Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~5.8 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~20.1 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~19.3 miles
Domesday entry for Chirbury, Shropshire →
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