Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDeserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge

Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge

England
List entry 1006938
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006938
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
10.9 hectares
Grid reference
SP 75377 20667
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The deserted village site at Denham Lodge is a medieval settlement that was abandoned sometime in the post-medieval period. The site preserves earthwork remains indicative of former occupation, including ridge-and-furrow field systems and structural features typical of nucleated village layouts. Located in Buckinghamshire, this monument provides archaeological evidence of the patterns of rural settlement and land use that characterised the English medieval countryside. Such deserted village sites are valuable records of demographic and economic changes that affected English rural communities over the medieval and early modern periods.

Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006938. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge?

The deserted village site at Denham Lodge is a medieval settlement that was abandoned sometime in the post-medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006938.

Who is responsible for protecting Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge?

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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Everything a full report reveals about Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge

Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.