Croxton deserted medieval village and 16th-17th century garden remains

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History & significance

Croxton deserted medieval village is a scheduled ancient monument in Cambridgeshire comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement and later garden features. The village site, which dates from the medieval period through to the early modern era, survives as a complex of ridge-and-furrow field systems, settlement platforms, and associated archaeological deposits. The monument includes significant sixteenth and seventeenth century garden remains that demonstrate the continuation of occupation and modification of the landscape during the early modern period. The earthwork evidence provides important testimony to medieval village life and the subsequent changes in land use and settlement patterns in the region during the transition to the early modern period.

Croxton deserted medieval village and 16th-17th century garden remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006783. View the official record →

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