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The Shrunken medieval village of Christon is a deserted settlement site located north of Manor Farm in Somerset, demonstrating the pattern of village contraction that occurred across medieval England. The monument comprises earthwork remains including house platforms, trackways, and associated ridge-and-furrow field systems that date to the medieval period. These physical features preserve evidence of the settlement's layout and the agricultural practices that sustained the community, with the field systems showing the characteristic land divisions of open-field farming. The site represents an important archaeological record of rural settlement abandonment and landscape change during the medieval to post-medieval transition.
Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008186. View the official record →
The Shrunken medieval village of Christon is a deserted settlement site located north of Manor Farm in Somerset, demonstrating the pattern of village contraction that occurred across medieval England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008186.
Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor Farm 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 1008186.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on Shiplate Slait (1.2 km), Bowl barrow on Shiplate Slait (1.2 km), Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard (1.9 km).
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