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Bleasby is a deserted medieval village in Lincolnshire, England, representing the remains of a settlement that was abandoned during the late medieval period. The site contains archaeological evidence of former occupation including earthwork features such as house platforms, enclosures, and field systems that testify to its former status as an established agricultural community. The village abandonment reflects the broader pattern of nucleated settlement desertion experienced across the English Midlands, often associated with factors including changes in land use, economic pressures, and shifts in settlement patterns during the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. The surviving earthworks and subsurface remains preserve important evidence of medieval domestic life and the organization of medieval rural settlements in the East Midlands region.
Bleasby medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019051. View the official record →
Bleasby is a deserted medieval village in Lincolnshire, England, representing the remains of a settlement that was abandoned during the late medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019051.
Bleasby 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 1019051.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Mount: a medieval windmill mound 670m south of Bleasby Grange (1 km), Churchyard cross, St Cornelius's churchyard (1.9 km), Medieval settlement, watermill and cultivation remains, East Torrington (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bleasby 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.
Bleasby medieval village 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.