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Buslingthorpe is a deserted medieval village in Lincolnshire, England, whose earthwork remains survive as a scheduled ancient monument. The site preserves physical evidence of settlement patterns from the medieval period, with ridge and furrow agricultural lands indicating the open field farming system that characterised the English countryside during the Middle Ages. The village's desertion, like many others across England, reflects the social and economic upheavals of the later medieval period, particularly the enclosure movements and shifts in land use that transformed the rural landscape. The earthwork remains at Buslingthorpe provide valuable archaeological testimony to medieval settlement organisation and the processes of village depopulation that fundamentally reshaped the English countryside.
Buslingthorpe medieval village remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018686. View the official record →
Buslingthorpe is a deserted medieval village in Lincolnshire, England, whose earthwork remains survive as a scheduled ancient monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018686.
Buslingthorpe medieval village remains 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 1018686.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 380m west of St Michael's Church (0.4 km), Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard (1.8 km), Churchyard cross, St Cornelius's churchyard (3.5 km).
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