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Old Erringham is a shrunken medieval settlement located in Sussex, England, representing the remains of a once-thriving community that contracted or was largely abandoned during the medieval period. The site preserves earthwork evidence of former habitation, including the vestiges of house platforms, field systems, and other settlement features that survive as topographic irregularities in the landscape. The settlement dates from the medieval period, with the archaeological remains documenting patterns of settlement desertion or significant reduction that occurred during the later medieval centuries, a phenomenon well-attested across southern England. The site constitutes an important archaeological resource for understanding rural settlement dynamics and landscape change in medieval Sussex.
Shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015126. View the official record →
Old Erringham is a shrunken medieval settlement located in Sussex, England, representing the remains of a once-thriving community that contracted or was largely abandoned during the medieval period. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.