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Uckerby is a medieval village and open field system located in Yorkshire, England. The site preserves evidence of the characteristic agricultural organisation of medieval England, with surviving earthworks indicating the layout of former cultivation strips and settlement patterns typical of the period. The open field system represents the communal farming practices that dominated the English countryside from the Anglo-Saxon period through the medieval era and beyond. The monument's survival as earthwork remains provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding medieval rural settlement and the organisation of agricultural land during this formative period of English landscape history.
Uckerby medieval village and open field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017691. View the official record →
Uckerby is a medieval village and open field system located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017691.
Uckerby medieval village and open field system 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 1017691.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cataractonium Roman forts and town (3.8 km), Pallet Hill motte and bailey castle, 80m north west of St Anne's Church (4.1 km), St Giles medieval hospital, post-medieval farmstead and Iron Age occupation site immediately north of St Giles Farm (4.3 km).
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