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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 →
Croxton deserted medieval village is a scheduled ancient monument in Cambridgeshire comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement and later garden features.
Croxton deserted medieval village and 16th-17th century garden 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 1006783.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Pond Farm (2.1 km), Moated site at Manor Farm (2.2 km), Deserted village (site of) at Weald (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Croxton deserted medieval village and 16th-17th century garden remains'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.
Croxton deserted medieval village and 16th-17th century garden remains 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.