List of lost settlements in the United Kingdom

This list of lost settlements in the United Kingdom includes deserted medieval villages (DMVs), shrunken villages, abandoned villages and other settlements known to have been lost, depopulated or significantly reduced in size over the centuries. There are estimated to be as many as 3,000 DMVs in England. Grid references are given, where known.

Contents

England

Bedfordshire

Berkshire[2]

Cambridgeshire

Cumbria

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

Durham

East Riding of Yorkshire

East Sussex[9]

Gloucestershire

Hertfordshire[10]

Kent

see also the lost villages of the Romney Marsh for more detail

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

Norfolk

North Yorkshire

Northamptonshire[66][67]

Northumberland

Nottinghamshire[68]

Oxfordshire

For former villages whose sites were in Berkshire until the 1974 county boundary changes please see the Berkshire section, above.

Rutland

Suffolk

Sussex

Warwickshire

Wiltshire

Scotland

Scottish Borders

Wales

Monmouthshire

References

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  4. ^ "National Monument record for DMV of Burghley, Stamford". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348033. 
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  23. ^ "National Monument Record for the DMV at Crofton, Lincolnshire". http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348963. 
  24. ^ "National Monument Record for the shrunken village of Dembleby, Lincolnshire". http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348675. 
  25. ^ "National Monument Record for the DMV at Dunsby, Lincolnshire". http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=349303. 
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  30. ^ "National Monument Record for the DMV at Goltho, Lincolnshire". http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=351512. 
  31. ^ "National Monument Record for the shrunken village at Graby, Lincolnshire". http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=350651. 
  32. ^ "National Monument Record for DMV at Hanby, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348773. 
  33. ^ "National Monument Record for Little Lavington, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348765. 
  34. ^ "National Monument Record for DMV at Newbo, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=891671. 
  35. ^ "National Monument Record for shrunken village at North Rauceby, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348926. 
  36. ^ "National Monument Record for North Stoke". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=325460. 
  37. ^ "National Monument record for Orford, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=351872. 
  38. ^ "National Monument record for Osgodby, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348406. 
  39. ^ "National Monument record for Ouseby, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=350961. 
  40. ^ "National Monument Record for DMV at Ringsthorpe, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=326017. 
  41. ^ "National Monument Record for DMV at Ringstone, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348366. 
  42. ^ "National Monument Record for DMV Sempringham, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=350979. 
  43. ^ "National Monument record for Sapperton, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=326152. 
  44. ^ "National Monument record for un-named village near Welbourn, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=891858. 
  45. ^ "National Monument Record for the DMV at Scott Willoughby, Lincolnshire". http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348624. 
  46. ^ "National Monument record for Silkby, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=349014. 
  47. ^ "National Monument record for Skinnand, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=326115. 
  48. ^ "National Monument record for Southorpe, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348516. 
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  54. ^ "National Monument Record for third DMV found at Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348844. 
  55. ^ "National Monument Record for Twyford". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=891787. 
  56. ^ "National Monument Record for West Laughton, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=348714. 
  57. ^ "National Monument Record for additional settlement at Laughton, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1041290. 
  58. ^ "National Monument Record for West Wykeham, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=353040. 
  59. ^ "National Monument Record for East Wykeham, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=353048. 
  60. ^ "National Monument Record for Wykeham, Lincolnshire". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=351809. 
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  75. ^ "National Monument record for shrunken village Exton, Rutland". http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=964718. 
  76. ^ "National Monument record for DMV Hardwick, Rutland". http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=325340. 
  77. ^ "National Monument record for DMV Horn, Rutland". http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=325343. 
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  80. ^ "National Monument record for shrunken village Pickworth, Rutland". http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=325331. 
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