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Grindale is a shrunken medieval village located in Yorkshire, England, representing the remains of a settlement that experienced significant contraction, likely during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The site retains earthwork features characteristic of deserted or depopulated medieval villages, including relict field systems and the footprints of former dwellings arranged along what was the village street. Such settlements provide archaeological evidence of the demographic and economic changes that affected rural England during the late medieval period, including enclosure movements and shifts in land use. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, acknowledging its importance for understanding the evolution of the English landscape and settlement patterns.
Grindale shrunken medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005198. View the official record →
Grindale is a shrunken medieval village located in Yorkshire, England, representing the remains of a settlement that experienced significant contraction, likely during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005198.
Grindale shrunken medieval village 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 1005198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including South Side Mount round barrow, 350m north west of Woldgate reservoir (5.1 km), Earthwork on the Sheepwalk stretching N from Wold Gate for 530yds (480m) (5.9 km), Rudston Beacon and round barrows to east (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Grindale shrunken medieval village'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.
Grindale shrunken medieval village stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.