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Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Chellington.

England

List entry 1013277

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1013277

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

21.82 hectares

Grid reference

SP9613256223

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement is a deserted medieval village site located in Chellington, Bedfordshire. The settlement shows evidence of occupation during the medieval period, with archaeological investigation revealing the characteristic earthworks and field systems associated with nucleated village settlement before its eventual desertion. The site's name derives from the identification of three distinct focal points of settlement activity within the broader landscape. The earthworks remain visible as ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and settlement platforms that document the medieval agricultural and domestic organisation of this Bedfordshire community.

Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Chellington. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013277. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Chellington.?

Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement is a deserted medieval village site located in Chellington, Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013277.

Who is responsible for protecting Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Chellington.?

Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Chellington. 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 1013277.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Chellington.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stevington village cross (3.8 km), Turvey Bridge (4.9 km), Oakley Bridge (5.4 km).

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Overview

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

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

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stevington village cross

Oakley churchyard cross

5.5 km

Upend Wood moated site, outer enclosure and fishpond, Stagsden

7.1 km

Bromham Bridge

7.2 km

Roman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm

7.3 km

Wood Farm moat

7.4 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Chellington.

Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Chellington. stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Chellington.

IrchesterRoman town · ~7.1 miles TowcesterRoman town · ~17.6 miles GodmanchesterRoman town · ~19.4 miles Whilton LodgeRoman town · ~22.6 miles Battle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~12.8 miles

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