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Deserted village is a medieval settlement site in Shropshire that represents the physical remains of a once-inhabited community abandoned during the medieval period. The site preserves earthwork evidence of former occupation, including ridge and furrow field systems and structural remains that indicate the scale and organisation of the settlement before its desertion. Such deserted medieval villages across England provide crucial archaeological evidence for understanding changes in settlement patterns, agricultural practice, and social organisation during the later medieval centuries, when many rural communities were depopulated through enclosure, economic shifts, or other demographic pressures. The survival of such earthwork monuments offers an invaluable record of medieval rural life and the processes of landscape change that transformed the English countryside.
Deserted village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006277. View the official record →
Deserted village is a medieval settlement site in Shropshire that represents the physical remains of a once-inhabited community abandoned during the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006277.
Deserted 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 1006277.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp Ring motte and bailey castle, enclosure, fishpond and ridge and furrow 400m east of Culmington Farm (7.1 km), Lower Cleeton moat, a moat and fishponds 380m south east of Cleeton Court (8.2 km), Moated site, Park Hall mansion and an associated cockpit 320m and 325m south east of Lower Court (8.3 km).
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