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The Medieval village of Stanford is a deserted medieval settlement located in Northamptonshire. The village was depopulated during the later medieval period, likely through enclosure and conversion of arable land to pasture, a process common among English villages between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries. The site preserves earthwork remains indicative of its former layout, including ridge-and-furrow field systems and the visible platforms and hollows marking former dwellings and streets. Stanford's abandonment and subsequent preservation as earthworks make it a significant archaeological resource for understanding medieval village organisation and the socioeconomic changes that led to depopulation in the English Midlands.
Medieval village of Stanford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003877. View the official record →
The Medieval village of Stanford is a deserted medieval settlement located in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003877.
Medieval village of Stanford 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 1003877.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Andrew's Church (remains of) (2 km), Stormsworth deserted medieval village and fishpond (2.1 km), Lilbourne motte and bailey castle and fishpond (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval village of Stanford'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 village of Stanford stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.