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The shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham is a deserted village site in Sussex that preserves earthwork remains of medieval habitation. Located in the parish of Shoreham, the site contains ridge and furrow agricultural fields and building platforms that indicate a settlement which contracted or was abandoned following the medieval period. The earthworks provide archaeological evidence of medieval rural settlement patterns and land use in the South Downs region, though the precise dating and reasons for the settlement's decline remain subjects of local archaeological study.
Shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015126. View the official record →
The shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham is a deserted village site in Sussex that preserves earthwork remains of medieval habitation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015126.
Shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham 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 1015126.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross dyke on Beeding Hill, 1100m north west of New Erringham Farm Cottages (1.5 km), Shoreham Airfield dome trainer, 240m south west of Sussex Pad Hotel (2 km), Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow Hill (2.5 km).
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