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Wormleighton is a medieval settlement in Warwickshire that preserves substantial earthwork remains of a planned village and associated agricultural landscape. The settlement dates principally to the medieval period, with evidence of occupation and development spanning the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The site displays characteristic features of medieval village planning, including toft and croft divisions, and reflects the agricultural economy and settlement patterns of the English Midlands during the medieval and early post-medieval periods. The survival of these earthworks provides significant archaeological evidence for understanding medieval rural settlement organisation and the subsequent changes to the landscape that occurred in this region.
The medieval settlement at Wormleighton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016438. View the official record →
Wormleighton is a medieval settlement in Warwickshire that preserves substantial earthwork remains of a planned village and associated agricultural landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016438.
The medieval settlement at Wormleighton 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 1016438.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement of Priors Hardwick (3.1 km), Medieval settlement remains at Hodnell Manor (4.1 km), Gredenton Hill Camp (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The medieval settlement at Wormleighton'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.
The medieval settlement at Wormleighton stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.