Stretton Magna deserted village, two fishponds and moated site.

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History & significance

Stretton Magna deserted village is a scheduled medieval settlement site in Leicestershire that preserves evidence of human habitation and agricultural organisation across several centuries. The monument comprises the earthwork remains of the village itself alongside two fishponds and a moated enclosure, features typical of medieval manorial complexes and subsistence practices. The site dates primarily to the medieval period, with the settlement showing signs of abandonment likely connected to the enclosure movements and economic shifts of the post-medieval era. The surviving earthworks and water features provide important archaeological evidence of medieval rural life and the landscape transformations that characterised the English Midlands.

Stretton Magna deserted village, two fishponds and moated site. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010201. View the official record →

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