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Frisby medieval village remains is a scheduled ancient monument in Leicestershire representing the archaeological traces of a medieval settlement. The site comprises earthworks and ground features characteristic of a deserted medieval village, with evidence of former habitation patterns including the layout of tofts and crofts that would have formed the agricultural and residential core of the community. Like many settlements across the Midlands, Frisby was subject to the processes of depopulation and abandonment that reshaped the rural landscape during the late medieval and early modern periods. The surviving earthworks provide material evidence for understanding medieval village organisation and the social and economic changes that led to settlement desertion in this region.
Frisby medieval village remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018579. View the official record →
Frisby medieval village remains is a scheduled ancient monument in Leicestershire representing the archaeological traces of a medieval settlement.
Frisby medieval village remains 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 1018579.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Market cross on west side of Market Place (1.8 km), Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard (2.3 km), Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Frisby medieval village remains'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.
Frisby medieval village remains stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.