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Bescaby is a shrunken medieval village located in Leicestershire, England, whose remains are preserved as a scheduled ancient monument. The site represents the physical evidence of settlement contraction that occurred during the medieval period, when the village gradually declined from its earlier extent. Archaeological features including earthwork remains and field patterns survive to indicate the former layout and organisation of the settlement. The monument testifies to the significant demographic and economic changes that affected rural communities in the East Midlands during the later medieval period.
Bescaby shrunken medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010928. View the official record →
Bescaby is a shrunken medieval village located in Leicestershire, England, whose remains are preserved as a scheduled ancient monument.
Bescaby shrunken 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 1010928.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Croxton Abbey and associated remains (1.2 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross, St Bartholomew's churchyard (3.8 km), Medieval monastic grange with building platforms and dovecote at Saltby (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bescaby shrunken 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.
Bescaby shrunken medieval village stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.