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Deserted village (site of) at Weald

England
List entry 1006849
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006849
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.21 hectares
Grid reference
TL 22941 59650
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Deserted Village (site of) at Weald is a scheduled ancient monument in Huntingdonshire representing the remains of a medieval settlement. The site comprises earthworks and surface features indicative of domestic occupation and agricultural use, typical of villages abandoned during the period of depopulation that affected rural England between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. Such deserted village sites constitute important archaeological evidence for understanding medieval settlement patterns, land use, and the social and economic disruptions that led to their abandonment. The Weald site contributes to the broader archaeological record of Huntingdonshire's medieval landscape and settlement history.

Deserted village (site of) at Weald is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006849. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Deserted village (site of) at Weald?

Deserted Village (site of) at Weald is a scheduled ancient monument in Huntingdonshire representing the remains of a medieval settlement.

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

Deserted village (site of) at Weald 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 1006849.

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

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted village at Wintringham (0.9 km), Croxton deserted medieval village and 16th-17th century garden remains (2.2 km), Moated site in Toseland Wood (3.7 km).

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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Deserted village at Wintringham
0.9 km
Croxton deserted medieval village and 16th-17th century garden remains
2.2 km
Moated site in Toseland Wood
3.7 km
Moated site at Pond Farm
4.3 km
Moated site at Manor Farm
4.3 km
St Neots Priory (site of)
4.8 km
The Malting (kiln)
4.9 km
The Hillings, Castle Hills: a ringwork castle associated with a Saxon vill, shifted medieval village and a windmill mound
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Deserted village (site of) at Weald

Deserted village (site of) at Weald stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Deserted village (site of) at Weald

GodmanchesterRoman town · ~6.8 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~13.3 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~19.8 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~19.9 miles
Domesday entry for Weald, Huntingdonshire →
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