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The deserted village of Clapton is a site of medieval settlement located north of Croydon House in Cambridgeshire. The village was abandoned during the medieval period, likely as a result of economic and social changes affecting rural communities in the region. Archaeological evidence and earthwork remains indicate the former presence of domestic occupation and settlement patterns characteristic of the medieval period. The site survives today as a scheduled monument, preserving important evidence of medieval village life and the processes of depopulation that reshaped the Cambridgeshire landscape.
Deserted village of Clapton (site of) N of Croydon House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006883. View the official record →
The deserted village of Clapton is a site of medieval settlement located north of Croydon House in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006883.
Deserted village of Clapton (site of) N of Croydon House 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 1006883.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mile ditches (9.2 km), Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows on Pen Hills (9.3 km), Five bowl barrows: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield Heath (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted village of Clapton (site of) N of Croydon House'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 village of Clapton (site of) N of Croydon House stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.