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Deserted village site at Maidenwell is a medieval settlement in Lincolnshire that was abandoned, likely during the fifteenth or sixteenth century. The site preserves earthworks indicative of former habitation, including house platforms, ridge-and-furrow field systems, and the broader landscape pattern characteristic of nucleated village settlement. Its desertion reflects the social and economic upheavals of late medieval England, when depopulation occurred across many parishes due to enclosure for sheep farming and other agricultural changes. The archaeological remains at Maidenwell contribute to the understanding of medieval rural settlement patterns and the processes of village abandonment that reshaped the English countryside during this period.
Deserted village (site of) at Maidenwell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004990. View the official record →
Deserted village site at Maidenwell is a medieval settlement in Lincolnshire that was abandoned, likely during the fifteenth or sixteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004990.
Deserted village (site of) at Maidenwell 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 1004990.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard (4.8 km), Three long barrows, a round barrow and a C-shaped prehistoric enclosure south-west of Churchbell Plantation (5 km), Neolithic long barrow and Bronze Age round barrow 680m ESE of Manor House (6.3 km).
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