Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way

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History & significance

Willoughby is a deserted medieval village in Nottinghamshire, comprising the remains of a nucleated settlement abandoned during or shortly after the medieval period. The site preserves evidence of medieval occupation in the form of ridge and furrow cultivation patterns, a hollow way indicating the former line of a village street, and six fishponds characteristic of medieval manorial economy. A post-medieval moated manor and the parish church represent the principal surviving structures, with the church continuing in use whilst the manor reflects later reorganisation of the landscape. The combination of earthwork features and structural remains documents the transition from medieval village life to post-medieval estate management, providing significant archaeological evidence for understanding settlement desertion and landscape change in the English Midlands.

Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013884. View the official record →

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