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Deserted medieval village, Sutton St Michael is a scheduled ancient monument located in Herefordshire that represents the remains of a settlement abandoned during the medieval period. The site retains visible earthworks characteristic of deserted medieval villages, including ridge-and-furrow field systems and the structural platforms of former dwellings that testify to the layout and organisation of the settlement. The village was likely depopulated during the later medieval period, a phenomenon affecting numerous rural communities across England as economic and social conditions shifted. The monument preserves important archaeological evidence of medieval rural life and settlement patterns in the Welsh Marches region.
Deserted medieval village, Sutton St Michael is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005323. View the official record →
Deserted medieval village, Sutton St Michael is a scheduled ancient monument located in Herefordshire that represents the remains of a settlement abandoned during the medieval period.
Deserted medieval village, Sutton St Michael 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 1005323.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hereford Castle (6.4 km), Row Ditch (entrenchment) (6.6 km), Site of Rotherwas House, earthwork remains of formal gardens, and Rotherwas Chapel (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval village, Sutton St Michael'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, Sutton St Michael stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.