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Sadberge is a shrunken medieval village located in County Durham, England. The site represents the remains of a settlement that experienced significant contraction, likely during the later medieval period, a phenomenon common across northern England as economic and social conditions changed. Archaeological evidence and documentary records indicate settlement activity at Sadberge from at least the medieval period onwards, with the visible earthworks comprising ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and the remnants of former tenement plots that demonstrate the former extent and organisation of the village. The site is designated as an ancient monument in recognition of its archaeological importance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the processes of village desertion and transformation that characterised parts of northern England during and after the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
Shrunken medieval village at Sadberge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011073. View the official record →
Sadberge is a shrunken medieval village located in County Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011073.
Shrunken medieval village at Sadberge 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 1011073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including World War II bombing decoy control shelter 600m south east of Great Burdon Farm (2.1 km), Deserted medieval village of West Hartburn, 100m north-east of Foster House (3.4 km), Larberry Pastures settlement site (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shrunken medieval village at Sadberge'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 village at Sadberge stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.