Deserted Medieval Village, Butterwick, Sedgefield (Sedgefield)

Poorly preserved low earthworks on Butterwick Moor represent a former medieval village. House platforms, tracks and ridge and furrow have been recorded.

Site of the deserted medieval village of Butterwick, recorded in 1183 with a further reference in 1564 as a capital messuage. The medieval settlement is seen as earthworks with evidence of a field system and fishponds; the field system is overlain by later ridge and furrow ploughing.

Reference number:

D2412

Historical period:

Elizabethan (1558 to 1603)
Medieval (1066 to 1540)

Event(s):

Aggregate areas in County Durham Archaeological Assessment (ALSF) Project 2006 - 2007; Archaeological Research Services Ltd
Cultural Heritage Assessment of Butterwick Moor, 2006; Northern Archaeological Associates

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