Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoxby Hill manorial complex and associated ridge and furrow earthworks

Roxby Hill manorial complex and associated ridge and furrow earthworks

England
List entry 1021270
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021270
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
9.93 hectares
Grid reference
SE 82692 82927
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roxby Hill manorial complex is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval manor house and its associated settlement earthworks located in Yorkshire. The site is characterised by ridge and furrow field systems, which represent the agricultural landscape of the medieval period and demonstrate the organisation of open-field farming around the manorial settlement. The earthworks visible across the site reflect the settlement pattern and land use of the medieval period, with the physical remains providing evidence of the economic and social structure of the manor. The preservation of these archaeological features as earthworks makes Roxby Hill a significant example of medieval manorial organisation and rural settlement in northern England.

Roxby Hill manorial complex and associated ridge and furrow earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021270. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roxby Hill manorial complex and associated ridge and furrow earthworks?

Roxby Hill manorial complex is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval manor house and its associated settlement earthworks located in Yorkshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Roxby Hill manorial complex and associated ridge and furrow earthworks?

Roxby Hill manorial complex and associated ridge and furrow earthworks 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 1021270.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roxby Hill manorial complex and associated ridge and furrow earthworks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross 180m north of Hall Farm (0.8 km), Round barrow 520m north west of St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn (2 km), Prehistoric linear boundary in Ellerburn Wood, 370m north west of St Hilda's Church (2.1 km).

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Overview
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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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roxby Hill manorial complex and associated ridge and furrow earthworks

Roxby Hill manorial complex and associated ridge and furrow earthworks stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Roxby Hill manorial complex and associated ridge and furrow earthworks

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~10.1 milesYorkRoman town · ~23.8 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~18.5 miles