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Site of the medieval village of Moreton

England
List entry 1017454
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017454
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
10.25 hectares
Grid reference
SP 79022 09461
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The site of the medieval village of Moreton is a deserted settlement in Buckinghamshire, England, designated as a scheduled ancient monument. The village was occupied during the medieval period and subsequently abandoned, leaving earthworks and archaeological deposits that preserve evidence of its former layout and occupation. The remains visible on the landscape include ridge and furrow ploughland and associated settlement features that reflect the agricultural and domestic character of the community. The site contributes to understanding patterns of medieval settlement and depopulation in the English Midlands and southern counties.

Site of the medieval village of Moreton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017454. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Site of the medieval village of Moreton?

The site of the medieval village of Moreton is a deserted settlement in Buckinghamshire, England, designated as a scheduled ancient monument.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of the medieval village of Moreton?

Site of the medieval village of Moreton 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 1017454.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of the medieval village of Moreton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa 140m east of St Mary and St Nicholas' Church (7.9 km), Moated site and associated medieval remains 430m north of Church Farm (8 km), Bowl barrow on 'The Cop' hill, 270m north of Thickthorne Wood trig pillar (8.8 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman villa 140m east of St Mary and St Nicholas' Church
7.9 km
Moated site and associated medieval remains 430m north of Church Farm
8 km
Bowl barrow on 'The Cop' hill, 270m north of Thickthorne Wood trig pillar
8.8 km
Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 580m long section between Lily Bottom Lane and Redland End
9 km
Bledlow Cross
9.1 km
Two bell barrows at Lodge Hill, 400m NNE of Old Callow Down Farm
9.4 km
Three bowl barrows on Chinnor Hill, two 150m and one 600m SW of Highlands
9.4 km
Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of the medieval village of Moreton

Site of the medieval village of Moreton stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Site of the medieval village of Moreton

AlchesterRoman town · ~15 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~16.3 milesSt AlbansRoman town · ~21.4 milesTowcesterRoman town · ~25 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~11.5 miles
Domesday entry for Southcote, Buckinghamshire →
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