Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe

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History & significance

Easthorpe is a deserted medieval village site located in Leicestershire, comprising earthwork remains and a moat that preserve evidence of settlement patterns and land use from the medieval period. The site demonstrates the characteristic features of a shifted settlement, where a community relocated from its original position, leaving behind ridge-and-furrow cultivation patterns and structural earthworks that indicate former dwelling sites and associated features. The moat, a distinctive element of medieval settlement archaeology, suggests the presence of a manor house or substantial holding within the village. These earthworks represent an important record of medieval rural settlement and the social organisation of the landscape during the medieval era.

Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009195. View the official record →

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