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Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire that represents a settlement abandoned during the medieval period. The site preserves earthwork evidence of the former village layout, including the remains of house platforms, field systems, and other structural features characteristic of medieval rural settlements. Such deserted medieval villages across England document the significant demographic and social changes that occurred from the thirteenth century onwards, including the impacts of plague, enclosure, and economic shifts that led communities to be depopulated and abandoned. The survival of these earthworks at this location provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding medieval settlement patterns and the lived landscape of medieval England.
Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004686. View the official record →
Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire that represents a settlement abandoned during the medieval period.
Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm 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 1004686.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse (6.8 km), Boundary earthwork east of Church Hill (7.8 km), Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm'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 E of Manor Farm stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.