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Marston Trussell is a shrunken medieval village in Northamptonshire, England, where earthwork remains and a moated enclosure survive as testament to settlement contraction that occurred from the medieval period onwards. The moat, which forms a substantial rectangular feature, likely dates to the medieval period and would have enclosed a significant dwelling or manor house. The site preserves ground-level evidence of former village layout including house platforms, field systems, and trackways that illustrate the extent of settlement before depopulation or consolidation of the community. Such shrunken villages are characteristic features of the English landscape, often resulting from economic changes, enclosure movements, or shifts in land use during the late medieval and early modern periods.
Marston Trussell shrunken medieval village and moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013322. View the official record →
Marston Trussell is a shrunken medieval village in Northamptonshire, England, where earthwork remains and a moated enclosure survive as testament to settlement contraction that occurred from the medieval period onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013322.
Marston Trussell shrunken medieval village and moat 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 1013322.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement remains at East Farndon (2.5 km), Sibbertoft motte and bailey castle. (2.8 km), Abandoned Medieval Village of Little Oxendon (3.8 km).
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