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Gainsthorpe medieval rural settlement is a deserted medieval village in Lincolnshire that was abandoned in the fifteenth century. The site preserves substantial earthwork remains including house platforms, paddocks, and a manorial complex distinguished by a fishpond and two dovecotes, which testify to the settlement's former agricultural economy and social hierarchy. The archaeological features visible across the landscape date primarily to the medieval period, with occupation evidence spanning several centuries before the village's decline. The site is protected as a Scheduled Monument and represents a valuable record of medieval rural settlement patterns and land use in the East Midlands.
Gainsthorpe medieval rural settlement, including village remains, paddocks and a manorial complex with a fishpond and two dovecotes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007509. View the official record →
Gainsthorpe medieval rural settlement is a deserted medieval village in Lincolnshire that was abandoned in the fifteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007509.
Gainsthorpe medieval rural settlement, including village remains, paddocks and a manorial complex with a fishpond and two dovecotes 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 1007509.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British villa at Mount Pleasant Farm (1.8 km), Romano-British settlement near Staniwells Farm (1.9 km), Round barrow 210m east of Cleatham Hall Farm (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Gainsthorpe medieval rural settlement, including village remains, paddocks and a manorial complex with a fishpond and two dovecotes'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.
Gainsthorpe medieval rural settlement, including village remains, paddocks and a manorial complex with a fishpond and two dovecotes stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.