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Deserted Village of Bardolfeston is a medieval settlement site located in Dorset, England, whose abandonment represents one of the many instances of village depopulation that occurred during the late medieval period. The site preserves earthwork remains characteristic of deserted medieval villages, including ridge-and-furrow field systems and the structural traces of former dwellings and associated settlement features. The village's desertion reflects the economic and social upheavals of the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, when factors including plague, enclosure movements, and shifts in agricultural practice led to the abandonment of numerous English rural settlements. Such sites are of considerable archaeological importance as they preserve evidence of medieval settlement patterns and daily life largely undisturbed by later development.
Deserted village of Bardolfeston is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002435. View the official record →
Deserted Village of Bardolfeston is a medieval settlement site located in Dorset, England, whose abandonment represents one of the many instances of village depopulation that occurred during the late medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002435.
Deserted village of Bardolfeston 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 1002435.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm) (8.8 km), Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house (8.9 km), Barrow on Galton Heath (8.9 km).
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