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Baggrave Deserted Medieval Village is a settlement site in Leicestershire that was abandoned during the medieval period. The village survives as earthworks and ridge-and-furrow cultivation patterns visible in the landscape, evidence of its former occupation and agricultural use. Like many English villages, Baggrave was depopulated during the late medieval period, likely through a combination of economic changes and enclosure of land for sheep farming. The site retains considerable archaeological potential and remains an important record of rural medieval settlement patterns in the East Midlands.
Baggrave Deserted Medieval Village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012125. View the official record →
Baggrave Deserted Medieval Village is a settlement site in Leicestershire that was abandoned during the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012125.
Baggrave Deserted Medieval Village 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 1012125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and deserted medieval village at Old Ingarsby (3.9 km), Moated site at Ingarsby (4.2 km), Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Baggrave Deserted Medieval Village'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.
Baggrave Deserted Medieval Village stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.