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The site of the deserted village of East Lilling is a medieval settlement in Yorkshire, now visible primarily as earthwork remains in the landscape. The village was abandoned during the medieval period, likely as a result of the economic and social upheavals of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, when many English villages were depopulated through enclosure or declining agricultural viability. The surviving archaeological features consist of ridge-and-furrow field systems and building platforms that preserve evidence of the former settlement pattern and land use. The site remains of archaeological significance as a record of medieval rural settlement and desertion in northern England.
Site of deserted village of East Lilling is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003682. View the official record →
The site of the deserted village of East Lilling is a medieval settlement in Yorkshire, now visible primarily as earthwork remains in the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003682.
Site of deserted village of East Lilling 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 1003682.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringwork and bailey immediately south of St Helen and Holy Cross Church (1.7 km), Sheriff Hutton quadrangular castle and early garden earthworks (1.9 km), Foston medieval settlement and moated monastic grange (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of deserted village of East Lilling'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.
Site of deserted village of East Lilling stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.