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Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated site is a scheduled ancient monument in Leicestershire comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement that experienced significant contraction or abandonment, leaving visible ridge and furrow field systems and structural platforms. The site includes a moated enclosure, which typically indicates the former residence of a manor house or person of some standing within the medieval community. The settlement dates to the medieval period, with the physical remains visible today representing the legacy of rural depopulation that affected many English villages during the later medieval centuries. The earthworks and moat preserve important archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and agricultural organisation in the East Midlands.
Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009197. View the official record →
Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated site is a scheduled ancient monument in Leicestershire comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement that experienced significant contraction or abandonment, leaving visible ridge and furrow field systems and structural platforms.
Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated site 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 1009197.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Tilton (3 km), Moated site and deserted medieval village at Old Ingarsby (3.5 km), Market cross on west side of Market Place (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated site'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.
Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated site stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.