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Yoden medieval settlement

England
List entry 1019913
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019913
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.74 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 43169 41693
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Yoden medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village located in County Durham in the north-east of England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a settlement that was occupied during the medieval period, with evidence suggesting settlement activity from at least the twelfth century onwards. The physical remains include house platforms, field systems, and other structural features visible as low earthworks across the landscape, typical of abandoned medieval settlements whose populations relocated or declined. The site is now recorded as a scheduled ancient monument and represents an important archaeological resource for understanding rural settlement patterns and land use in medieval Durham.

Yoden medieval settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019913. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Yoden medieval settlement?

Yoden medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village located in County Durham in the north-east of England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019913.

Who is responsible for protecting Yoden medieval settlement?

Yoden medieval settlement 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 1019913.

What other scheduled monuments are near Yoden medieval settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval village, moated site, and early medieval timber building at Castle Eden, 200m south of The Castle (3.1 km), Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm (5.8 km), Sheraton medieval settlement and open field system (6.9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Deserted medieval village, moated site, and early medieval timber building at Castle Eden, 200m south of The Castle
3.1 km
Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
5.8 km
Sheraton medieval settlement and open field system
6.9 km
Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
7 km
Dalden Tower: a medieval fortified manor house and related earthworks
7.1 km
Fishponds 70m north of St Mary Magdalene's Church
7.6 km
Great house 50m west of St Mary Magdalene's Church
7.7 km
Fishpond, enclosures and section of field system 165m north west of Elwick Hall
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Yoden medieval settlement

Yoden medieval settlement stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.

The wider landscape

Around Yoden medieval settlement

Battle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~10.8 miles
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