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St Nicholas Chapel and deserted medieval village, Westbury is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval settlement and its associated parish church in Hampshire. The chapel, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, represents the spiritual centre of the settlement, whilst the earthworks of the village itself are visible as ridge-and-furrow field systems and structural platforms indicating former dwellings and agricultural organisation. The site dates primarily to the medieval period, with evidence of occupation spanning several centuries before the settlement's eventual abandonment. The monument preserves important archaeological evidence of rural medieval life and settlement patterns in southern England.
St Nicholas Chapel and deserted medieval village, Westbury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001942. View the official record →
St Nicholas Chapel and deserted medieval village, Westbury is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval settlement and its associated parish church in Hampshire.
St Nicholas Chapel and deserted medieval village, Westbury 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 1001942.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort, oval barrow, round barrows, field systems and earthwork enclosure on Old Winchester Hill (3.7 km), Bowl barrow 640m south west of Coombe Cottages (3.9 km), Long barrow on Salt Hill (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Nicholas Chapel and deserted medieval village, Westbury'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.
St Nicholas Chapel and deserted medieval village, Westbury stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.