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Taddington medieval settlement is a scheduled ancient monument in Gloucestershire representing a deserted or shrunken medieval village. The site preserves earthwork remains including ridge-and-furrow cultivation patterns and settlement features characteristic of the medieval period, indicating former habitation and agricultural exploitation of the landscape. The archaeological evidence demonstrates occupation and land-use during the medieval centuries, though the settlement's eventual abandonment or contraction reflects broader patterns of demographic and economic change affecting rural communities in the region. The site contributes to understanding medieval settlement patterns and land management practices in the Gloucestershire countryside.
Taddington medieval settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002077. View the official record →
Taddington medieval settlement is a scheduled ancient monument in Gloucestershire representing a deserted or shrunken medieval village.
Taddington medieval settlement 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 1002077.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 250m south east of Greenfield Hill Barn (6.8 km), Bowl barrow 690m south west of Roel Farm (7.1 km), Bowl barrow 760m south of Roel Farm (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Taddington medieval settlement'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.
Taddington medieval settlement stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.