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Mallows Cotton is a deserted medieval village located in Northamptonshire, England. The settlement is documented as a medieval farming community that was abandoned, leaving behind archaeological evidence of its former occupation. The site retains earthwork remains including ridge-and-furrow field systems and structural features that indicate the layout and extent of the medieval settlement. Like many English villages depopulated during the late medieval period, Mallows Cotton represents an important archaeological record of medieval rural life and the patterns of settlement change that characterised the English landscape from the twelfth century onwards.
Mallows Cotton deserted medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010393. View the official record →
Mallows Cotton is a deserted medieval village located in Northamptonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010393.
Mallows Cotton deserted 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 1010393.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Irthlingborough bowl barrow, 760m west of Rutland Lodge (2.1 km), Crow Hill Iron Age hillfort with associated Iron Age, Roman and Medieval settlements (2.6 km), Raunds bowl barrow (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Mallows Cotton deserted 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.
Mallows Cotton deserted medieval village stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.