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Deserted Village at Wintringham is a medieval settlement site in Huntingdonshire that was abandoned during the later medieval period, likely as a consequence of enclosure for pastoral farming or plague-related depopulation. The site preserves earthwork remains characteristic of a nucleated village plan, including house platforms, hollow ways, and field boundaries that survive as surface features across the landscape. Archaeological investigation and documentary sources indicate occupation from at least the Anglo-Saxon period through to medieval times, with the village's desertion probably occurring between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. The site represents an important example of the settlement shifts that affected the English countryside during the transition from the medieval to early modern period.
Deserted village at Wintringham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006815. View the official record →
Deserted Village at Wintringham is a medieval settlement site in Huntingdonshire that was abandoned during the later medieval period, likely as a consequence of enclosure for pastoral farming or plague-related depopulation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006815.
Deserted village at Wintringham 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 1006815.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted village (site of) at Weald (0.9 km), Croxton deserted medieval village and 16th-17th century garden remains (3.1 km), St Neots Priory (site of) (4 km).
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