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Somerton Manor House is a scheduled monument consisting of earthwork remains and structural fragments of a medieval manor house located in Oxfordshire. The site preserves evidence of a substantial hall dating from the medieval period, with surviving physical remains that include foundations and ground-level earthworks indicative of a high-status residence. The archaeological deposits and standing traces contribute to understanding patterns of medieval settlement and elite domestic architecture in the region. The monument's preservation as earthworks and ruins provides valuable evidence of the evolution of manorial estates during the medieval period.
Somerton Manor House; earthworks and remains of hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002950. View the official record →
Somerton Manor House is a scheduled monument consisting of earthwork remains and structural fragments of a medieval manor house located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002950.
Somerton Manor House; earthworks and remains of hall 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 1002950.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Somerton village earthworks (0.4 km), Turf Maze at Troy Farm (2.1 km), Cold War structures at the former Upper Heyford Airbase (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Somerton Manor House; earthworks and remains of hall'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.
Somerton Manor House; earthworks and remains of hall stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.