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Little Oxendon is a deserted medieval village located in Northamptonshire, England, whose physical remains survive as earthworks and ridge-and-furrow field systems that testify to medieval settlement and agricultural practice. The village was abandoned during the post-medieval period, likely as a result of enclosure movements and economic shifts that transformed the English countryside. The surviving archaeological features, including the fossilised layout of former dwellings and their surrounding fields, provide valuable evidence of medieval rural settlement patterns and land use in the East Midlands. The site remains an important testament to the widespread desertion of English villages that occurred between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries.
Abandoned Medieval Village of Little Oxendon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1418685. View the official record →
Little Oxendon is a deserted medieval village located in Northamptonshire, England, whose physical remains survive as earthworks and ridge-and-furrow field systems that testify to medieval settlement and agricultural practice. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1418685.
Abandoned Medieval Village of Little Oxendon is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1418685.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement remains at East Farndon (1.3 km), Clipston medieval settlement (3.5 km), Braybrooke Bridge (3.5 km).
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