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The deserted village site at Denham Lodge is a medieval settlement whose abandonment reflects the social and economic upheavals of the later medieval period. The site preserves earthwork remains indicative of former domestic occupation, including ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and structural platforms characteristic of village settlement archaeology. The monument dates primarily to the medieval period, with the village's desertion likely occurring during the period of depopulation common to many English settlements between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. Such sites provide valuable evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the processes of rural depopulation that fundamentally reshaped the English landscape.
Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006938. View the official record →
The deserted village site at Denham Lodge is a medieval settlement whose abandonment reflects the social and economic upheavals of the later medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006938.
Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge 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 1006938.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Quainton medieval standing cross (0.9 km), Deserted village (site of) at Fulbrook Farm (2.1 km), Preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, associated fishponds, medieval settlement of Hogshaw and the site of the medieval church of St John the Baptist, 200m south of Hogshaw Farm (2.4 km).
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