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Manfield Shrunken Medieval Village is a deserted medieval settlement located in North Yorkshire, England, representing an important example of village contraction and reorganisation during the medieval and early modern periods. The site comprises earthwork remains of former house platforms, streets, and enclosures dispersed across the landscape, alongside ridge-and-furrow field systems that testify to the agricultural practices sustaining the community. The settlement shows evidence of occupation from the medieval period, with the visible earthworks indicating the gradual abandonment and shrinkage of the village that occurred as populations declined and land use patterns changed. The preservation of both domestic structures and their associated field systems provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding rural settlement patterns and agrarian economy in northern England during the medieval period and thereafter.
Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017802. View the official record →
Manfield Shrunken Medieval Village is a deserted medieval settlement located in North Yorkshire, England, representing an important example of village contraction and reorganisation during the medieval and early modern periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017802.
Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system 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 1017802.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary in Low Wood, Langdale (4.3 km), Section of Scots Dyke linear boundary east of Langdale Rush (4.4 km), Medieval cross at Barton (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system'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.
Manfield shrunken medieval village and associated field system stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.