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Wigthorpe medieval settlement is a deserted or shrunken village site located immediately north of Wigthorpe Farm in Nottinghamshire, representing the remains of human occupation and agricultural organisation from the medieval period. The monument comprises both the settlement itself and adjacent portions of the open field system that would have supported its population, with physical evidence visible as earthwork features across the landscape. The site documents the medieval pattern of village life and communal field management characteristic of the Midlands, and its abandonment or depopulation reflects the broader processes of settlement change, enclosure, and social reorganisation that affected rural England from the late medieval period onwards. The archaeological record preserved at this location provides material evidence for understanding medieval settlement patterns, land use, and the transition to the early modern countryside.
Wigthorpe medieval settlement and part of the open field system, immediately north of Wigthorpe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019635. View the official record →
Wigthorpe medieval settlement is a deserted or shrunken village site located immediately north of Wigthorpe Farm in Nottinghamshire, representing the remains of human occupation and agricultural organisation from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019635.
Wigthorpe medieval settlement and part of the open field system, immediately north of Wigthorpe Farm 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 1019635.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote 70m south west of South Farm (4.5 km), Blyth New Bridge (4.6 km), Worksop Castle: eleventh century motte castle and twelfth century shell keep castle (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wigthorpe medieval settlement and part of the open field system, immediately north of Wigthorpe Farm'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.
Wigthorpe medieval settlement and part of the open field system, immediately north of Wigthorpe Farm stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.