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Deserted medieval village on A6003, Snelston is a deserted medieval settlement in Rutland that represents the abandonment of a nucleated village, likely occurring during the late medieval period when economic and social pressures prompted depopulation. The site lies adjacent to the A6003 road and preserves earthwork evidence of former settlement patterns, including the remains of tofts, crofts and possibly the village street plan, which survive as ridge and furrow cultivation and structural depressions in the landscape. Such deserted medieval villages are significant for understanding the dynamic changes in rural settlement during the medieval period, particularly the transition between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries when many English villages were transformed or abandoned through enclosure, economic decline or plague impacts. The site contributes to the wider archaeological record of Rutland's medieval landscape and settlement history.
Deserted medieval village on A6003, Snelston is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005064. View the official record →
Deserted medieval village on A6003, Snelston is a deserted medieval settlement in Rutland that represents the abandonment of a nucleated village, likely occurring during the late medieval period when economic and social pressures prompted depopulation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005064.
Deserted medieval village on A6003, Snelston 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 1005064.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede House (2.3 km), Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remains (2.4 km), Rockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrens (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval village on A6003, Snelston's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Deserted medieval village on A6003, Snelston stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.