© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Deserted village of Tiscott is a medieval settlement located northwest of Broadmead Farm in Hertfordshire. The site represents evidence of a rural community that was abandoned, likely during the later medieval period when economic and social changes led to the desertion of numerous English villages. Archaeological investigation and field survey have identified earthwork remains characteristic of deserted medieval villages, including traces of former domestic structures and field systems. The monument provides important archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the processes of village abandonment that shaped the English landscape.
Deserted village of Tiscott, NW of Broadmead Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005247. View the official record →
Deserted village of Tiscott is a medieval settlement located northwest of Broadmead Farm in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005247.
Deserted village of Tiscott, NW of Broadmead Farm 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 1005247.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham (3 km), Moated site immediately north west of Moat Farm (5.3 km), Moated site and fishponds 200m north west of Vatche's Farm (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted village of Tiscott, NW of Broadmead Farm'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 Tiscott, NW of Broadmead Farm stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.