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A shrunken medieval village is a settlement that experienced significant population decline and physical contraction, typically from the late medieval period onwards, leaving visible earthworks and archaeological deposits. The Lincolnshire example represents the common phenomenon of village desertion or shrinkage that occurred across England during the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, often resulting from economic changes, plague, or enclosure of lands for pastoral farming. The site preserves physical evidence of its former extent through ridge and furrow patterns, building platforms, and other earthwork features that indicate the layout and scale of the medieval settlement. Such sites are valuable archaeological monuments that provide insight into medieval settlement patterns, economy, and social organisation, with their earthworks offering one of the most direct surviving evidence of medieval village life.
Shrunken medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005483. View the official record →
A shrunken medieval village is a settlement that experienced significant population decline and physical contraction, typically from the late medieval period onwards, leaving visible earthworks and archaeological deposits. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005483.
Shrunken medieval village 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 1005483.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Haceby moated site (2.3 km), Ring Dam medieval fishpond (2.4 km), Bowl barrow 400m south east of Moat Farm (3.5 km).
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