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The deserted village of Caldecote is a medieval settlement site located in Huntingdonshire that was abandoned sometime during the later medieval period. The site is marked by earthwork remains visible as ridge and furrow field patterns, together with traces of former tofts and crofts that indicate the layout of the historic settlement. Caldecote represents one of many English villages depopulated during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, a period of significant social and economic upheaval that saw the conversion of arable land to pastoral use and the consolidation of holdings by larger landowners. The surviving earthworks provide important archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the East Midlands region.
Deserted village of Caldecote is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004644. View the official record →
The deserted village of Caldecote is a medieval settlement site located in Huntingdonshire that was abandoned sometime during the later medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004644.
Deserted village of Caldecote 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 1004644.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sawtry moat and shrunken medieval village (5.3 km), Bruce's Castle: moated site immediately east of Bruce's Castle Farm (5.7 km), Great Hall Spinney moat (6.1 km).
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