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Little Swinburne is a scheduled monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval village, a stone tower, and an associated fishpond located in Northumberland. The village represents a shrunken settlement, indicating substantial contraction of occupation from its medieval peak, a phenomenon common across northern England following economic and social disruption. The tower survives as a substantial stone structure of medieval date, likely serving defensive or residential purposes typical of the period. The fishpond demonstrates the agricultural and leisure resources available to the medieval community, with such features being characteristic of established settlements of the medieval period in northern England.
Shrunken medieval village, tower and fishpond at Little Swinburne is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011412. View the official record →
Little Swinburne is a scheduled monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval village, a stone tower, and an associated fishpond located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011412.
Shrunken medieval village, tower and fishpond at Little Swinburne 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 1011412.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall and vallum between field boundary east of milecastle 24 and field boundary west of the site of turret 25b in wall miles 24 to 25 (8.3 km), Medieval cross, 400m south east of Crag House (8.9 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the track to Portgate Cottage and the field boundary east of milecastle 24 in wall miles 22 and 23 (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shrunken medieval village, tower and fishpond at Little Swinburne's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Shrunken medieval village, tower and fishpond at Little Swinburne stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.