Remains of medieval village

 archaeological site, invisible, abandoned settlement, scheduled ancient monument

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The monument includes a hamlet with associated earthwork remains of ridge and furrow cultivation immediately east of Overton Hall. The settlement was listed in the Domesday Book and lies next to the 12th or 13th century moated site of Overton Hall. The earthworks indicate platforms for five houses or farm buildings (tofts), two hollow ways and extensive ridge and furrow cultivation remains. In addition there is evidence for four more buildings which were recorded on the 1840 tithe award maps. The site was therefore in occupation up to the mid-19th century. The two hollow ways run into the site from the north and converge in the centre to form a single hollow way which runs south to the brook on the southern side of the site. Here there was probably a bridge or ford since the track can be traced up to a gap in the bank which defines the northern side of a green lane which runs along the southern edge of the area. At the point where the hollow ways converge there are the tofts for two or three houses. On the hillslope 150m to the north east, above this point, are further tofts and small enclosures (crofts). In the triangle formed by the hollow ways, aerial photography has revealed ridge and furrow cultivation, and there is further evidence of this form of agriculture to the west and north of this triangle. Two distinct plough headlands form well-defined ridges running north-south in the northern part of the area of protection and these have been cut by the concrete road which runs through the site to the hall. In the field to the north of this road there are the remains of ridge and furrow which are not sufficiently well-preserved to be included in the scheduling. On the eastern fringe of the site there are further remains which are not well-defined and are probably old field boundaries and a house platform which appears on the 1840 tithe award maps. In the south western corner of the site is a modern pipe bridge, covered by earth to allow cattle to cross to the grazing in the area to the south of the hall. This area has been shown to retain remains of ridge and furrow.
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