MONUMENT NO. 54739

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Site of a deserted medieval village first referred to as Estdik in 1254, the stronghold of the FitzAlans, and occupied into the 17th century. The remains have been very disturbed by modern development. Earthworks, including embanked enclosures visible on air photographs, survive to the north and south of Easedike Farm. Possibly also the site of a manor house or fortified house.

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SE 474452. The deserted mediaeval village of Easedike is visible on air photographs. (1)

The remains of this village have been surveyed in the area
SE 4741 4535. The eastern limits of the settlement have been obliterated by a modern road on which work is in hand, and cultivation. (2)

The remains are very disturbed and, except for a terraced track on the south, meaningless. A small piece of pottery base (in the Division's keeping) was picked up in the road widening work. (3)

Survey of 20.11.61 obsolete. Levelling of the ground, following the road work, has further diminished the eastern extent of the village. The surviving features now form no intelligible pattern, and do not merit survey action. (4)

Described and shown on plan by Speight as the site of an old manor-house or peel-tower with terracing and traces of extensive buildings, the remains of 'the ancient strong-hold' of the Fitz-Alans and Stapletons, apparently occupied down to the beginning of the 17th c. (5)

SE 474452 Listed as a deserted Medieval village. (6)

Easedike first mentioned as 'Estdik' in 1254. (7)

Survey of 1961 revised. (8)

Earthworks of the Medieval settlement are visible on air photographs. To the north of Easedike farm (centred at SE 4741 4535), the area is disturbed by possible extraction/stone robbing associated with the site of a post medieval lime kiln (see SE 44 NE 19). To the south of the farm (centred at SE 4750 4510), embanked enclosures, may be crofts associated with the village settlement.
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( 1a) Vertical aerial photograph reference number

RAF CPE/UK/1879 1159

( 1) The Yorkshire archaeological journal

M Beresford 38, 1952-3 Page(s)231

( 2) Field Investigators Comments

F1 RWE 24-NOV-61

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

G Stanhope-Lovell S/Surveyor 30-01-62 (Field visit)

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F2 RWE 24-APR-63

( 5) by Harry Speight 1902 Lower Wharfedale, being a complete antiquties and scenery of the picturesque valley of the Wharfe from Cawood to Arthington

Speight H. 1902. Lower Wharfedale 329 ff, pgfbstrfhhlan. (H. Speight) Page(s)329

( 6) edited by Maurice Beresford and John G Hurst 1971 Deserted medieval villages : studies

Page(s)211

( 7) English Place-Name Society : the survey of English place-names [county volumes]

Yorkshire: West Riding (AH Smith) 4, 1961 Page(s)242

( 8) Field Investigators Comments

F3 ISS 14-AUG-85

(9) Oblique aerial photograph reference number

CRA (AJC 086/36) 22-NOV-1986

(10) Vertical aerial photograph reference number

RAF CPE/UK/1879 1159 06-DEC-1946

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