Overview
Richardson medieval settlement is recorded as a Scheduled monument in Wiltshire. The official title identifies settlement at this exact place.
Who made it and when
Historic England records Richardson medieval settlement as a Scheduled monument. Its official title identifies the period as medieval; it does not name every maker or resident.
How it was made and used
The safest reading of the official title is a place of living, farming or work recorded in the protected landscape. The saved record does not name every person who made, used or changed it, so those names are left open.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Scheduled monument. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Scheduled monument. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Richardson medieval settlement matters because the national list fixes settlement in this exact local landscape. Its protected record preserves evidence of how people lived, worked, crossed, made things or shaped the land without borrowing a story from another place.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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- St Katherine's Church, Winterbourne Bassettmonument0.5 miles
- Manor Housebuilding0.5 miles
- Church of St Katherine and St Peterbuilding0.5 miles
- Edward VII cast iron wall postboxbuilding0.5 miles
- Edward VII postbox, Berwick Bassettbuilding0.5 miles
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