Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor Farm

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History & significance

Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor Farm is a deserted settlement monument located in Somerset, England. The site represents a medieval village that underwent significant contraction, leaving visible earthwork remains of former occupation and the ridge and furrow field patterns that characterised the agrarian landscape surrounding the settlement. The shrunken village, like many similar settlements across England, reflects the demographic and economic changes that affected rural communities during the medieval period and beyond, particularly the population movements and agricultural shifts of the later medieval centuries. The surviving earthworks and field systems preserve important archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Somerset countryside.

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 →

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