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Medieval settlement remains 230m north west and 140m west of the junction of Main Street and Hothorpe Road is a deserted medieval village site in Leicestershire. The remains comprise earthworks indicative of a formerly occupied settlement, including features characteristic of medieval domestic and agricultural organisation. The site dates to the medieval period, with the settlement representing a phase of rural habitation prior to its eventual desertion, a pattern common across the Midlands during the later medieval centuries. Such remains provide valuable archaeological evidence for understanding patterns of medieval settlement, land use, and the subsequent abandonment of rural communities in this region.
Medieval settlement remains 230m north west and 140m west of the junction of Main Street and Hothorpe Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018836. View the official record →
Medieval settlement remains 230m north west and 140m west of the junction of Main Street and Hothorpe Road is a deserted medieval village site in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018836.
Medieval settlement remains 230m north west and 140m west of the junction of Main Street and Hothorpe Road 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 1018836.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Marston Trussell shrunken medieval village and moat (2.8 km), Sibbertoft motte and bailey castle. (3.5 km), Thorpe Lubenham moated site and remains of shifted medieval village (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement remains 230m north west and 140m west of the junction of Main Street and Hothorpe Road'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 remains 230m north west and 140m west of the junction of Main Street and Hothorpe Road stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.