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East Thickley Shrunken Medieval Village, Shildon (Shildon)

Shrunken medieval/post medieval village of East Thickley survives as earthworks. These earthworks comprise numerous buildings and platforms, enclosures, field boundaries and a trackway. The majority of the earthworks remain extant on the latest 2015 vertical photography.

This site was added to the Local List on 13th November 2023.

D1481
13/11/2023
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
Aggregate areas in County Durham Archaeological Assessment (ALSF) Project 2006 - 2007; Archaeological Research Services Ltd
Evaluation at East Thickley Farm, Shildon 2014; Solstice Heritage doi:10.5284/1048111
Durham Magnesian Limestone Survey 1983 - 1984; Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Stockton and Darlington Railway Heritage Action Zone (HAZ), County Durham, Aerial Photo Project 2018-2019; Historic England Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) team


Source of Reference
Local History of Shildon

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