Scheduled MonumentsEnglandShrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe

Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe

England
List entry 1004692
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004692
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.64 hectares
Grid reference
SU 09705 69492
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Shrunken medieval village site east of Avebury Trusloe is a deserted settlement earthwork in Wiltshire that represents the remnants of a medieval village. The site preserves ridge and furrow field systems and settlement features characteristic of medieval agricultural communities that were abandoned or substantially depopulated, likely during the late medieval period when economic and social changes transformed the rural landscape. The earthworks visible on the ground provide archaeological evidence of medieval domestic occupation and the land management practices of the period. The monument is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument reflecting its significance for understanding medieval settlement patterns and village history in Wiltshire.

Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004692. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe?

Shrunken medieval village site east of Avebury Trusloe is a deserted settlement earthwork in Wiltshire that represents the remnants of a medieval village. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004692.

Who is responsible for protecting Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe?

Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe 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 1004692.

What other scheduled monuments are near Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (5.8 km), Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (5.8 km), Earthwork W of New Town Farm (5.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe

Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.