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Little Smeaton is a deserted medieval village located in Yorkshire, England. The site encompasses the remains of a medieval settlement together with associated rabbit warrens, which date to the medieval period and represent a form of land management and food production that was practised on the estate. The earthworks visible at the site include the characteristic ridge-and-furrow patterns of medieval agricultural strips alongside the distinctive linear features of the warrens. The village's abandonment reflects the broader pattern of medieval settlement desertion that affected many Yorkshire communities, particularly during the later medieval period, and the subsequent appropriation of the land for rabbit farming reflects the economic priorities of post-medieval landowners.
Little Smeaton medieval village and rabbit warrens, immediately south east of Westhorpe Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018690. View the official record →
Little Smeaton is a deserted medieval village located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018690.
Little Smeaton medieval village and rabbit warrens, immediately south east of Westhorpe Hall 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 1018690.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Birkby medieval settlement and associated field system, moated site and fishponds (1.8 km), Deighton moated site (3.6 km), Pre-Conquest and post-Conquest church and graveyard and medieval and post-medieval manors at Sockburn (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Little Smeaton medieval village and rabbit warrens, immediately south east of Westhorpe Hall'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.
Little Smeaton medieval village and rabbit warrens, immediately south east of Westhorpe Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.