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Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains

England
List entry 1016794
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016794
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
11.78 hectares
Grid reference
SK 89660 95204
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains is a deserted medieval village site located in Lincolnshire, England. The monument comprises the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement together with associated ridge-and-furrow field systems that document the agricultural landscape of the medieval period. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument in recognition of its archaeological significance in revealing patterns of medieval rural settlement and farming practice. The earthworks survive as surface features that contribute to understanding the development and eventual abandonment of medieval communities in the East Midlands region.

Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016794. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains?

Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains is a deserted medieval village site located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016794.

Who is responsible for protecting Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains?

Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains 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 1016794.

What other scheduled monuments are near Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted village of Dunstall (1.5 km), Site of medieval preceptory and settlement remains, Temple Garth (3.7 km), Gilby medieval settlement and cultivation remains (3.8 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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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Deserted village of Dunstall
1.5 km
Site of medieval preceptory and settlement remains, Temple Garth
3.7 km
Gilby medieval settlement and cultivation remains
3.8 km
Monks Garth moated site
4.1 km
Cross in St Martin's churchyard
4.3 km
Harpswell Hall: a post-medieval house and gardens overlying medieval settlement remains immediately south of Hall Farm
6.4 km
Moated manorial complex immediately north west of Elm Tree Farm
6.5 km
Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains

Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Southorpe medieval settlement and cultivation remains

LincolnRoman town · ~15.4 miles
Domesday entry for Souththorpe, Lincolnshire →
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