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Stormsworth deserted medieval village and fishpond is a scheduled ancient monument located in Leicestershire, England, comprising the earthwork remains of a settlement abandoned during the medieval period. The site preserves substantial archaeological evidence of former occupation, including ridge and furrow field systems characteristic of medieval agricultural practice, alongside the constructed fishpond which served the settlement's domestic and nutritional needs. The monument dates to the medieval period, with the desertion of the village typical of the widespread depopulation that occurred in England during the later medieval centuries, often driven by enclosure of land for pastoral farming or plague-related population loss. The earthworks remain visible in the modern landscape, providing valuable archaeological testimony to rural settlement patterns and land use in medieval Leicestershire.
Stormsworth deserted medieval village and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008552. View the official record →
Stormsworth deserted medieval village and fishpond is a scheduled ancient monument located in Leicestershire, England, comprising the earthwork remains of a settlement abandoned during the medieval period.
Stormsworth deserted medieval village and fishpond 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 1008552.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric settlement site 1/2 mile (800m) SW of village (1.8 km), Medieval village of Stanford (2.1 km), Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stormsworth deserted medieval village and fishpond'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.
Stormsworth deserted medieval village and fishpond stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.