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Willoughby is a deserted medieval village in Nottinghamshire containing the remains of domestic settlement, agricultural infrastructure, and religious provision spanning the medieval and post-medieval periods. The site comprises a moated manor house of post-medieval date, the parish church, six fishponds, extensive ridge and furrow field systems, and a hollow way, together forming a comprehensive picture of medieval settlement organization and land use. The village abandonment reflects the common pattern of settlement desertion and agricultural consolidation that affected many English villages during the late medieval and early modern periods. The survival of these archaeological features, including the church and moated enclosure alongside field systems and communication routes, provides significant evidence for understanding medieval rural economy, settlement morphology, and landscape change in the East 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 →
Willoughby is a deserted medieval village in Nottinghamshire containing the remains of domestic settlement, agricultural infrastructure, and religious provision spanning the medieval and post-medieval periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013884.
Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way 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 1013884.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 750m north west of Dairy Farm (8.5 km), Civil War redoubt 680m north west of Dairy Farm (8.6 km), Averham moat and enclosure (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way'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.
Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.