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Site of St John's Church, Aldeby is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval parish church located in Leicestershire. The site is identified through archaeological evidence and historical records as the location of a Christian place of worship that served the local community, with origins likely extending into the medieval period. The monument is now represented by earthwork remains and subsurface archaeological deposits that preserve evidence of the church structure and its associated settlement context. Such sites are of particular importance for understanding the religious, social and topographical development of rural medieval England.
Site of St John's Church, Aldeby is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005048. View the official record →
Site of St John's Church, Aldeby is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval parish church located in Leicestershire.
Site of St John's Church, Aldeby 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 1005048.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enderby Mill Bridge (0.8 km), Lubbesthorpe medieval settlement remains at Abbey Farm (2.4 km), The 'Roman' bridge, Aylestone (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of St John's Church, Aldeby's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Site of St John's Church, Aldeby stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.