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Deserted Medieval Village is a scheduled ancient monument in Lincolnshire comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement that was abandoned, likely during the later medieval period when demographic and economic changes led to depopulation across England. The site preserves visible field features including house platforms, enclosures, and ridge-and-furrow cultivation patterns that characterise such settlements. The village represents the material evidence of rural life during the medieval period and its subsequent decline, providing important archaeological information about settlement patterns and land use in the East Midlands. Such deserted villages are significant for understanding the social and economic transformations of medieval England, particularly the processes of aggregation and desertion that reshaped the landscape from the twelfth century onwards.
Deserted medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004953. View the official record →
Deserted Medieval Village is a scheduled ancient monument in Lincolnshire comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement that was abandoned, likely during the later medieval period when demographic and economic changes led to depopulation across England.
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 1004953.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation (6.5 km), Long Barrow 440m south-west of Black Plantation (6.6 km), Long barrow to the north of Withcall (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval village'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.
Deserted medieval village stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.