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Apley medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village located in Lincolnshire, England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a settlement that was abandoned during the medieval period, with ridge-and-furrow field systems visible across the surrounding landscape. The physical evidence indicates occupation and agricultural use typical of medieval rural communities, though the specific circumstances of its desertion remain characteristic of the broader pattern of settlement shift and consolidation that affected many English villages during the later medieval period.
Apley medieval settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016981. View the official record →
Apley medieval settlement is a deserted medieval village located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016981.
Apley medieval settlement 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 1016981.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of medieval nunnery, post-Dissolution house and gardens (1.6 km), Round barrows and ring ditches 530m south east of Barlings Abbey: part of Barlings-Stainfield barrow cemetery (2.1 km), Bullington Priory (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Apley medieval settlement's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Apley medieval settlement stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.