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Tithe barn

England
List entry 1003470
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003470
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
TA 39833 19120
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tithe Barn is a Grade II* listed building located in Yorkshire, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and exemplifies the agricultural architecture associated with the collection and storage of tithes, the tenth part of produce due to the Church. As a tithe barn, it would have functioned as an essential component of the ecclesiastical economy, storing grain and other agricultural commodities before distribution or sale. The building represents a significant surviving example of medieval rural institutional architecture, reflecting the established landholding and revenue systems of the Church during the medieval period.

Tithe barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003470. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tithe barn?

Tithe Barn is a Grade II* listed building located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003470.

Who is responsible for protecting Tithe barn?

Tithe barn 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 1003470.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tithe barn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated monastic grange 300m south west of Winsetts Farm (2 km), World War I acoustic mirror 335m north east of Kilnsea Grange (2.8 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated monastic grange 300m south west of Winsetts Farm
2 km
World War I acoustic mirror 335m north east of Kilnsea Grange
2.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tithe barn

Tithe barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Easington, Yorkshire →
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