Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSite of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood

Site of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood

England
List entry 1006816
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006816
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.4 hectares
Grid reference
TL 17474 81301
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Site of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood is a deserted medieval settlement located in Huntingdonshire. The site represents the remains of a medieval village that was eventually abandoned, with archaeological evidence indicating occupation during the medieval period. The monument preserves earthwork remains characteristic of deserted village sites, including former property boundaries and settlement patterns that reflect the layout of the historic community. The site's proximity to Archers Wood has helped protect the archaeological deposits from modern disturbance, allowing the medieval landscape features to survive as an important record of rural settlement history in the East Midlands.

Site of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006816. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Site of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood?

Site of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood is a deserted medieval settlement located in Huntingdonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006816.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood?

Site of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood 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 1006816.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck Decoy site in Hermitage Wood (4 km), Hamerton Bridge (4.2 km), Footbridge at W end of village (4.2 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood

Site of Sawtry Judith village adjoining Archers Wood stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.