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Thorswood Mines is a scheduled ancient monument in Staffordshire comprising evidence of medieval and post-medieval mining activity. The site represents working remains associated with mineral extraction, likely relating to the exploitation of local ore deposits during the medieval period and subsequent centuries. The physical character of the site is defined by surface features and subsurface disturbance resulting from extractive processes. Thorswood Mines forms part of the broader archaeological record of mining heritage in Staffordshire, which contains numerous sites documenting the region's long history of resource exploitation.
Thorswood Mines is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1412506. View the official record →
Thorswood Mines is a scheduled ancient monument in Staffordshire comprising evidence of medieval and post-medieval mining activity.
Thorswood Mines 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 1412506.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Marlpit Lane bowl barrow (4 km), Ellastone Bridge (4.7 km), Bunbury hillfort: a univallate hillfort south west of Alton Towers (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Thorswood Mines'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.
Thorswood Mines stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.