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Ashby St Ledgers is a deserted medieval village in Northamptonshire. The settlement comprises the earthwork remains of former peasant dwellings, field systems, and village structures, visible as ridge and furrow patterns and house platforms across the landscape. The village was largely abandoned during the late medieval period, a fate shared by numerous English settlements during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The site retains significant archaeological value as evidence of medieval rural settlement patterns and the economic transformations that led to depopulation in this region.
Medieval settlement of Ashby St Ledgers is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1418546. View the official record →
Ashby St Ledgers is a deserted medieval village in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1418546.
Medieval settlement of Ashby St Ledgers 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 1418546.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval village of Fawcliff, Braunston Cleves (2.5 km), Braunstonbury deserted medieval village, moat and fishpond (4.3 km), Medieval settlement at Wolfhampcote (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement of Ashby St Ledgers'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.
Medieval settlement of Ashby St Ledgers stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.