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Deserted medieval village

England
List entry 1003612
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003612
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
13.67 hectares
Grid reference
TF 19168 94806
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Deserted medieval village is a deserted settlement site in Lincolnshire dating to the medieval period. The site represents one of numerous villages across England that were abandoned between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, a phenomenon driven by factors including enclosure, plague, and economic change. Physical remains typically include earthworks such as house platforms, field systems, and hollow ways that preserve evidence of the former settlement's layout and organisation. Such sites are of considerable archaeological significance for understanding medieval rural life, settlement patterns, and the social upheaval that transformed the English landscape during the late medieval period.

Deserted medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003612. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Deserted medieval village?

Deserted medieval village is a deserted settlement site in Lincolnshire dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003612.

Who is responsible for protecting Deserted medieval village?

Deserted 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 1003612.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deserted medieval village?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow 530m west of Moor Farm (4.7 km), Long Barrow south-east of Ludford Grange (5.5 km), Neolithic Long Barrow and overlying Bronze Age round barrow, around 370m south-west of Boucherette Farm (6.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Neolithic long barrow 530m west of Moor Farm
4.7 km
Long Barrow south-east of Ludford Grange
5.5 km
Neolithic Long Barrow and overlying Bronze Age round barrow, around 370m south-west of Boucherette Farm
6.2 km
Bowl barrow 100m south west of Gally Hill Farm
6.3 km
Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham
6.7 km
Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure with Bronze Age round barrow, 80m south of Dally Acre Bottom
7.2 km
Remains of the Medieval Settlement of East Wykeham
7.4 km
Deserted village (site of) at Kelstern
7.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Deserted medieval village

Deserted medieval village stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Deserted medieval village

LincolnRoman town · ~19.6 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~17.9 miles
Domesday entry for Orford, Lincolnshire →
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