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Deserted Medieval Village is a scheduled ancient monument in Lincolnshire representing the remains of a settlement abandoned during the medieval period. The site preserves earthwork evidence of former dwellings, field systems, and settlement infrastructure typical of English rural communities that were depopulated between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, with many such villages experiencing abandonment during the fifteenth-century period of enclosure and agricultural reorganisation. The physical character of the monument is defined by surface features including ridge-and-furrow cultivation patterns, building platforms, and hollow ways that once served as thoroughfares through the settlement. Sites of this type are valuable for understanding medieval rural life, settlement patterns, and the economic and social changes that led to the desertion of English countryside settlements during the late medieval period.
Deserted medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004954. View the official record →
Deserted Medieval Village is a scheduled ancient monument in Lincolnshire representing the remains of a settlement abandoned during the medieval period.
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 1004954.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Spridlington Moated Manor (1.6 km), Hengiform monument 260m north west of Honeypot Cottage (2.3 km), Hackthorn medieval settlement and cultivation remains (2.8 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 Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.