This list of lost settlements in the United Kingdom villages deserted medieval villages DMVsshrunken villages, abandoned villages villages other settlements known to have been lost, deserted medieval villages or significantly reduced in size over the centuries. There are estimated to be as many as 3, DMVs in England.
Grid references are given, where known. deserted medieval
Note that in many deserted medieval villages English settlements are listed under the relevant historical countyrather than the modern administrative unit. From Bereford's Villages Villages [8].
Includes former villages whose sites were in Huntingdonshire until the county boundary changes. There are believed to be around lost deserted medieval in Norfolk. Many deserted medieval villages these are deserted medieval villages. For deserted medieval villages villages whose sites were in Berkshire until the county boundary changes please see the Berkshire section, above.
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Leicestershire Deserted Villages and Lost Places. List of lost settlements in Norfolk. This section needs expansion.
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The footprints of entire ancient settlements have been uncovered across Cambridgeshire during the archaeology programme of the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme. Our archaeologists have uncovered tonnes of prehistoric pottery , excavated three of the largest Anglo-Saxon settlement areas ever investigated in Cambridgeshire and discovered evidence of revolutionary Roman technologies being introduced to the county. Deserted Medieval Villages are not uncommon in England — many others have been discovered and excavated — but as our team delve into the history of this particular village, evidence of a much more unusual reason for its abandonment is coming to light.
The classic layout of a medieval village. The long groove running left to right formed the main route through the settlement. The large rectangles either side are called crofts and they represent gardens used for growing vegetables.
An abandoned village is a village that has, for some reason, been deserted. In many countries, and throughout history, thousands of villages have been deserted for a variety of causes.
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