List of lost settlements in the UK
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This list of lost settlements in the United Kingdom includes deserted medieval village
s (DMVs), shrunken villages, abandoned village
s 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.
until the 1974 county boundary changes
please see the Berkshire section, above.
Monmouthshire
Deserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
s (DMVs), shrunken villages, abandoned village
Abandoned village
An abandoned village is a village that has, for some reason, been deserted. In many countries, and throughout history, thousands of villages were deserted for a variety of causes...
s 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
British national grid reference system
The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used in Great Britain, different from using latitude and longitude....
are given, where known.
Berkshire
- Barcote, near Littleworth, (Manor House still extant)
- Beckett, near ShrivenhamShrivenhamShrivenham is a large village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, close to the boundary with Wiltshire. It is in the Vale of White Horse, between Swindon and Faringdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.-Character:Shrivenham features many...
, (Manor House still extant) - Betterton, near LockingeLockingeLockinge is a civil parish in Oxfordshire in England, consisting of the villages of East Lockinge and West Lockinge, as well as the hamlet of Betterton, which is also a lost settlement. It is located between the town of Wantage and the village of Ardington. In 1974 it was transferred from Berkshire...
, (Manor House still extant) - BockhamptonBockhamptonBockhampton is the name of several villages in England, mainly in Dorset:*Bockhampton, Berkshire, an area of Lambourn.*Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, birthplace of Thomas Hardy, and site of Thomas Hardy's Cottage*Middle Bockhampton, Dorset...
, near Lambourn, ("Very shrunk") - Calcote, near HungerfordHungerfordHungerford is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, 9 miles west of Newbury. It covers an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 5,559 .- Geography :...
(near, (Exact location unknown) - Carswell, near Littleworth,
- Clapcot, near BrightwellBrightwellBrightwell may refer to:*Brightwell, Suffolk*Brightwell Baldwin in Oxfordshire*Brightwell-cum-Sotwell in Oxfordshire...
, (Manor House still extant) - Cruchfield, near BrayBray, BerkshireBray, sometimes known as Bray on Thames, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It stands on the banks of the River Thames, just south-east of Maidenhead. It is famous as the village mentioned in the song The Vicar of Bray...
, (Manor House still extant) - East Compton, near ComptonCompton, BerkshireCompton is a village and civil parish in the River Pang valley in the Berkshire Downs about south of Didcot. It has a population of 1,521. The Pang flows through the village as a winter bourne, a stream that only flows after periods of unusually high rainfall.-Parish church:The bell tower of the...
, (Church still extant) - Draycott, LongworthLongworthLongworth is a village and civil parish about west of Abingdon and a similar distance east of Faringdon and south of Witney. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire...
, - Eaton HastingsEaton HastingsEaton Hastings is a village and civil parish beside the River Thames about northwest of Faringdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. Eaton Hastings was formerly considerably larger than it is today, and is regarded as a deserted medieval...
, (Church still extant) - Endloss Ditton, near Luton
- Fulscot, near South MoretonSouth MoretonSouth Moreton is a village and civil parish in England about three miles east of Didcot. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire and from the former Wallingford Rural District to the new district of South Oxfordshire.-History:Moretune in the Domesday...
, - Henwick, near ThatchamThatchamThatcham is a town in Berkshire, England 3 miles east of Newbury and 15 miles west of Reading. It covers about and has a population of 23,000 people . This number has grown rapidly over the last few decades from 5,000 in 1951 and 7,500 in 1961.It lies on the River Kennet, the Kennet and Avon...
, (Manor House still extant) - Hill End, near WythamWythamWytham is a village and civil parish on Seacourt Stream, a branch of the River Thames, about northwest of Oxford. It is just west of the Western By-Pass Road, part of the Oxford Ring Road ....
, - Hodcot, near West IlsleyWest IlsleyWest Ilsley is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England.-Location and amenities:It is situated in the West Berkshire district north of the town of Newbury on the Berkshire Downs. There is also an East Ilsley approximately a mile southeast of the village.West Ilsley has a public house, The...
, - Holt, near KintburyKintburyKintbury is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, between the towns of Newbury and Hungerford.-Amenities:In Kintbury there is the Church of England parish church of Saint Mary, Church of England primary school, post office, corner shop, and a butcher...
, (Manor House still extant) - Langley, near Hampstead NorreysHampstead NorreysHampstead Norreys is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England.It is situated at on the River Pang, north of Newbury. As well as Hampstead Norreys itself, the parish includes the hamlets of Bothampstead, Eling and Wyld Court...
, (Manor House still extant) - Inglewood, near Kintbury, (Manor House still extant)
- Maidencourt, near East GarstonEast GarstonEast Garston is a village and civil parish on the River Lambourn, about north of Hungerford in West Berkshire. The river flows through the village, dividing many houses from the main road, so that each has a bridge over the river to the front door....
, - Marlston, near BuckleburyBuckleburyBucklebury is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire. The village is about north-east of Newbury and about north of the A4 road. It has a population of 2,066.-Geography:...
, (Manor House still extant) - Newton, near BucklandBuckland, OxfordshireBuckland is a village and civil parish about northeast of Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse District. Buckland was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.-Character and geography:...
, (Manor House still extant) - Odstone, near AshburyAshbury, OxfordshireAshbury is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The village is about east of Swindon in neighbouring Wiltshire...
, - Purley Parva, near Purley, (Manor House still extant)
- SeacourtSeacourtSeacourt is a deserted medieval village near Botley in Oxfordshire. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.-Toponym:...
, near Wytham, (Good earthworks: road pattern discernible) - Shalford, near BrimptonBrimptonBrimpton is a rural village and civil parish in Berkshire, South East England, with a population of 613. The village is located between the River Kennet and the River Enborne, and is near the Hampshire county boundary.- History :...
, (Manor House still extant) - Sheffield, near BurghfieldBurghfieldBurghfield is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, close to the boundary with Reading.-Location:Burghfield is about southwest of Reading...
, - East Shefford, (Manor House and church extant)
- Shottesbrooke, (Manor House and church extant)
- Southcote, near DenchworthDenchworthDrayton is a village and civil parish about north of Wantage. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire.The parish is bounded by the Land Brook in the west and the Childrey Brook in the east...
, (Manor House still extant) - Stroud, near CumnorCumnorCumnor is a village and civil parish west of the centre of Oxford, England. The parish of Cumnor includes Cumnor Hill, , Chawley , the Dean Court area on the edge of Botley and the outlying settlements of Chilswell, Farmoor and Swinford...
, - Thrupp, near RadleyRadleyRadley is a village and civil parish about northwest of the centre of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Lower Radley on the River Thames. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire....
, - Tubney, near AppletonAppleton, OxfordshireAppleton is a village in the civil parish of Appleton-with-Eaton, about northwest of Abingdon. Appleton was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.-Manor:...
, (Manor House still extant) - Whatcombe, near FawleyFawley, BerkshireFawley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It is more properly called North or Great Fawley to distinguish it from South or Little Fawley, lower down the parish....
, - Whitley, near CumnorCumnorCumnor is a village and civil parish west of the centre of Oxford, England. The parish of Cumnor includes Cumnor Hill, , Chawley , the Dean Court area on the edge of Botley and the outlying settlements of Chilswell, Farmoor and Swinford...
, (Exact location unknown) - Woolley, near ChaddleworthChaddleworthChaddleworth is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire.-Geography:The village of Chaddleworth lies below the southern slopes of the Berkshire Downs, just east of the A338 road, which runs between Hungerford and Wantage to form the western parish boundary...
, (Manor House still extant) - Wyld Court, near Hampstead Norreys,
Cambridgeshire
- Botolph Bridge, near Orton Longueville
- Burghley, possibly under Burghley HouseBurghley HouseBurghley House is a grand 16th-century country house near the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England...
- CratenduneCratendune- Archaeology :The search for Cratendune continues though evidence that any one site is the lost village remains sparse. In 1999 there was media attention during preparation work for new buildings at West Fen Road, Ely. The archaeology work subsequently undertaken indeed shows Romano-British and...
, near ElyEly, CambridgeshireEly is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge and about by road from London. It is built on a Lower Greensand island, which at a maximum elevation of is the highest land in the Fens... - Little Thetford near Little ThetfordLittle ThetfordLittle Thetford is a small village and civil parish south of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about by road from London. The village is built on a boulder clay island surrounded by flat fenland countryside, typical of settlements in this part of the East of England...
- Sawtry, near SawtrySawtrySawtry is a village in the district of Huntingdonshire in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. The village is home to over people.-Location:...
Derbyshire
- Agden Side, near Agden ReservoirAgden ReservoirAgden Reservoir is a water storage reservoir, situated at grid reference , west of the centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water which is part of the Kelda Group...
- Phoside, near GlossopGlossopGlossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...
. - Toxall near MacclesfieldMacclesfieldMacclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...
Devon
- Hundatora, near Hound TorHound TorHound Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, Devon, England and is a good example of a heavily weathered granite outcrop. It is easily accessible, situated within a few minutes from the B3387 between Bovey Tracey and Widecombe-in-the-Moor...
(DMV. Now in the care of English HeritageEnglish HeritageEnglish Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
) - Hutholes, Widecombe-in-the-MoorWidecombe-in-the-MoorWidecombe-in-the-Moor is a small village located within the heart of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. . The name is thought to derive from 'Withy-combe' which means Willow Valley....
, DartmoorDartmoorDartmoor is an area of moorland in south Devon, England. Protected by National Park status, it covers .The granite upland dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history. The moorland is capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for Dartmoor wildlife. The...
. - New Quay (Devon)New Quay (Devon)New Quay is a small abandoned village on the banks of the river Tamar in Devon, the village is just downstream of the similar port of Morwellham Quay . New Quay was formerly an important copper and arsenic port serving the local mines...
– A port on the river TamarRiver TamarThe Tamar is a river in South West England, that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall . It is one of several British rivers whose ancient name is assumed to be derived from a prehistoric river word apparently meaning "dark flowing" and which it shares with the River Thames.The...
abandoned in the early 20th century. - Morwellham QuayMorwellham QuayMorwellham Quay is a historic river port in Devon, England that developed to support the local mines. The port had its peak in the Victorian era and is now run as a tourist attraction and museum...
– A port upstream from New Quay that was partially abandoned after the closure of most of the local mines in the early 20th century, now an open-air museum.
Dorset
- TynehamTynehamTyneham is a ghost village in south Dorset, England, near Lulworth on the Isle of Purbeck. It remains a civil parish.-Location:The village is situated northeast of Worbarrow Bay on the Jurassic Coast, about south of Wareham and about west of Swanage. It is part of the Lulworth Estate. Tyneham is...
(taken over by the British Armed Forces during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
) - Winterborne Farringdon
Durham
- CarlburyCarlburyCarlbury is a hamlet in the civil parish of High Coniscliffe in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Darlington, on the north bank of the River Tees between Piercebridge to the west, and High Coniscliffe to the east...
, (mostly demolished late 1940s to make way for A67 roadA67 roadThe A67 is a road in England that links Bowes in County Durham with Crathorne in North Yorkshire.-Route:*Bowes *Barnard Castle*Gainford*Piercebridge*Darlington*Durham Tees Valley Airport*Egglescliffe*Yarm...
) - UlnabyUlnabyUlnaby is an abandoned village and scheduled ancient monument in the grounds of Ulnaby Hall Farm, near High Coniscliffe, County Durham. It is believed that this toft village was occupied from the late 13th century to the 16th century, followed by temporary 19th century buildings...
, (abandoned in 16th century)
East Riding of Yorkshire
- Newsham, near BemptonBemptonBempton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near the border with North Yorkshire. It is near the North Sea coast and Flamborough Head, and is situated about north of Bridlington. It lies on the B1229 road between Speeton and Flamborough...
, East Riding of Yorkshire - Skipsea DMV, near SkipseaSkipseaSkipsea is a village and civil parish on the North Sea coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south of Bridlington and north of Hornsea on the B1242 road at its junction with the B1249 road....
(East Riding of Yorkshire)
Gloucestershire
- CharltonCharlton, BristolCharlton was the name of a small village in Gloucestershire, England, demolished in the late 1940s. It was located between Filton and Cribbs Causeway immediately north of Bristol.-History:...
(demolished in the late 1940s to make way for an extension of Filton Airfield) - LancautLancautLancaut is a deserted village in Gloucestershire, England, located alongside the River Wye, around two miles north of Chepstow. It occupies a narrow-necked promontory formed by a curve of the river, which acts as the border between England and Wales. Little remains of the village today, except...
- NorthwickNorthwick Park, GloucestershireNorthwick Park is a residential estate and business centre near Blockley in Gloucestershire, built in the grounds of the former family seat of the Rushout family, the Barons Northwick. The Northwick Park mansion, now divided into residential accommodation, is a Grade 1 listed building...
, near Blockley - Upper DitchfordUpper DitchfordUpper Ditchford is an abandoned village to the west of the Fosse Way between Moreton-in-Marsh and Stretton on Fosse now in the county of Gloucestershire, England but formerly located in Warwickshire....
Hertfordshire
- Aldwick,
- Alfledawich (Beauchamps),
- Alswick,
- Aspenden II,
- Ayot St LawrenceAyot St LawrenceAyot St Lawrence is a small village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, between Harpenden and Welwyn. There are several other Ayots in the area, including Ayot Green and Ayot St Peter....
, - Ayot St PeterAyot St PeterAyot St Peter is a village and civil parish in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, England, about two miles north-west of Welwyn Garden City. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 166. The village is near Ayot St Lawrence....
, - Berkeden (Berkesdon Green),
- Betlow,
- Bordesden (Bozen Green),
- Boxbury,
- Bricewold
- Brickendon,
- Broadfield,
- Broadmead,
- Burston,
- CaldecoteCaldecote, HertfordshireCaldecote is one of the smallest civil parishes in Hertfordshire, England. It covers only .Situated to the west of Ashwell. Caldecote consists of a cluster of cottages around the redundant Church of St. Mary Magdalene...
, - Chaldean,
- Chesfield,
- Childwick,
- Cockenach,
- Cockhamsted,
- Corney Bury,
- DigswellDigswellDigswell is an ancient village in the English county of Hertfordshire which is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book.Digswell's name may be derived from Deacon's Well. There were two Manors, with 2 water Mills, much land under plough, and a large area of woodland...
, - FlaundenFlaundenFlaunden is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England on the Bucks/Herts border. Old Flaunden was on the banks of the River Chess in Buckinghamshire but owing to constant flooding was moved up the hill into Hertfordshire in the early 19th century...
, - Flexmere,
- GilstonGilstonGilston is a village located near the town of Harlow and the village of High Wych, in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England.- External links :* http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/places/places-g/gilston.htm...
, - Great MundenGreat MundenGreat Munden is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The parish, in the district of East Hertfordshire, spans , of which are arable land, are permanent grass and are wood. It has a population of 477 and is situated north of the town of Ware. The village includes the church of...
, - Gubblecote,
- Hainstone
- Hanstead,
- Hixham,
- Hodenhoe,
- Ichetone (Layston),
- Kitts End,
- Lewarewich (Leverage) near,
- Libury (Stutereshele),
- Mardley,
- Maydencroft (Furnival Dinsley),
- Minsden,
- Miswell,
- Moor Green,
- Napsbury,
- NettledenNettledenNettleden is a village in Hertfordshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about four miles north west of Hemel Hempstead, surrounded by Little Gaddesden, Great Gaddesden and Frithsden. Nettleden with Potten End is a civil parish in Dacorum District.The village name of Nettleden is Anglo Saxon...
II, - Newsells,
- North MymmsNorth MymmsNorth Mymms is a civil parish in the English county of Hertfordshire.The village itself has suffered from enclosure. North Mimms Park and Brookmans Park enclose large areas of the parish. Even the parish church stands in the park of North Mimms; in it is a chapel, the burialplace of the Coningsbys...
, - Oxwich near Codicote
- Oston
- Pendley,
- Plashes,
- Queenhoo,
- Quickswood,
- Sapeham
- Stagenhoe,
- Stanstead AbbottsStanstead AbbottsStanstead Abbotts is a village and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,983...
, - StevenageStevenageStevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
, - Stivicesworde
- Stocks,
- Stonebury,
- Temple Dinsley,
- ThorleyThorley, HertfordshireThorley is a civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, encompassing the hamlets Thorley Street, Thorley Wash and Old Thorley; near Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire. It is mentioned in the Domesday book as Torlei, belonging to Geoffrey de Mandeville, a notable Norman Baron...
, - Throcking,
- ThundridgeThundridgeThundridge is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire District, in the county of Hertfordshire.- Location :It is about two miles away from the town of Ware and about seven miles away from the large town of Hertford - Nearby settlements :Nearby villages include Wadesmill and Tonwell,...
, - Tiscott,
- Titburst (Theobald Street),
- Wakeley,
- Wandon,
- Wellbury,
- Welei (Wain Wood)
- Wickham,
- Windridge,
- Wollenwick (Woolwicks),
Kent
see also the lost villages of the Romney Marsh for more detail- Buttdarts (over one of the larger marsh drains),
- Dengemarsh, south of Lydd
- Dode (Dowde), , in Luddesdowne parish near GravesendGravesend, KentGravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of...
- Eastbridge,
- Fairfield,
- Falconhurst,
- Galloways, not marked on OS Map: ?TR 0017
- Hampton-on-SeaHampton-on-SeaHampton-on-Sea was a drowned and abandoned village in what is now the Hampton area of Herne Bay, Kent. It grew from a tiny fishing hamlet in 1864 at the hands of an oyster fishery company, was developed from 1879 by land agents, abandoned in 1916 and finally drowned due to coastal erosion by 1921...
, - Hope All Saints,
- Midley, SW of Old Romney,
- Orgarswick, NW of Dymchurch,
- Paddlesworth, near SnodlandSnodlandSnodland is a small town in the county of Kent, England, located on the River Medway between Rochester and Maidstone. It has a population of about 12,000 people....
, - Shorne,
- Snave,
- Stone Chapel near OspringeOspringeOspringe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Kent. It has a population of 715. Located south of Faversham, Ospringe forms part of the Borough of Swale...
Leicestershire
- AltonAlton, LeicestershireAlton is a deserted medieval village between Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in North West Leicestershire, England.The earliest documentation of the village is found in the Domesday Book where it appears as Heletone. The land was rented out to someone by Hugh de Grandmesnil, and had a total value...
- Baggrave
- BescabyBescabyBescaby is a hamlet and deserted medieval village in Leicestershire, England.The hamlet of Bescaby lies close to, and can only be reached by public road from, neighbouring Waltham-on-the-Wolds. It was not always so...
- Brascote
- Cold NewtonCold NewtonCold Newton is a small hamlet and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. It is situated about two miles from Tilton on the Hill and two miles north of Billesdon. Some above sea level, it overlooks the Wreake valley. For administrative purposes the village is linked with Lowesby...
- Dishley
- Great Stretton
- Hamilton
- IngarsbyIngarsbyIngarsby is one of the best preserved deserted medieval villages in England. It is situated about six miles to the East of Leicester, and a little to the North of Houghton on the Hill...
- KnaptoftKnaptoftKnaptoft is a civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 50. It is also a deserted village in this parish. Knaptoft just off the A5199 near Husbands Bosworth. Knaptoft House Farm nearby is bed and breakfast accommodation and a stud farm...
- LowesbyLowesbyLowesby is a small village in Leicestershire. The village once had Lowesby railway station on the way to Tilton on the Hill.-External links:...
- Othorpe
- Quenby
- Ringlethorp
- Weston
- Whatborough
Lincolnshire
- Aunby,
- Avethorpe, Location unknown
- Banthorp near GreatfordGreatfordGreatford is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies west of the A15, north-east of Stamford, and south of Bourne...
, See Banthorpe Wood. - Casewick North East UffingtonUffingtonUffington is the name of several places in England:*Uffington, Lincolnshire*Uffington, Oxfordshire*Uffington, Shropshire...
, - The name survives in Casewick Hall. - Casthorpe near BarrowbyBarrowbyBarrowby is a large village and Civil Parish lying just to the west of Grantham, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, separated from that town by the main A1 road...
, (East Casthorpe), (West Casthorpe) - Beckfield, Kirmond le MireKirmond le MireKirmond le Mire is a small village in West Lindsey in the English county of Lincolnshire. The location includes the lost settlement of Beckfield.- External links :*...
, - Birthorpe, BillingboroughBillingboroughBillingborough is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, about ten miles north of Bourne and ten miles south of Sleaford on the B1177 between Horbling and Pointon just south of the A52.-Village:...
, - Brauncewell, east of Modern BrauncewellBrauncewellBrauncewell is a hamlet and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies between Leadenham and Sleaford and is north of, and in close proximity to, RAF Cranwell....
, - BruerTemple BruerTemple Bruer is in a farm-yard in the civil parish of Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange, England. It is one of the few Knights Templar sites left in England where any ruins remain standing. Its name comes from its Templar ownership and its position in the middle of the Lincoln Heath, bruyère ...
, Controversially listed as DMV by Beresford & Hurst. - Butyate, near BardneyBardneyBardney is a village and Civil Parish east of Lincoln, sitting on the north side of the River Witham in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-The village:...
- Crofton
- Dembleby Shrunken village
- Dunsby, east of BrauncewellBrauncewellBrauncewell is a hamlet and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies between Leadenham and Sleaford and is north of, and in close proximity to, RAF Cranwell....
Note there is a surviving village of the same nameDunsbyDunsby is a small village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of in Lincolnshire, England. It lies miles north from Bourne, just off the A15 on the western edge of the Lincolnshire Fens. In 2001 it has a population of 141....
in the south of the County. - Elsthorpe, near Edenham.
- GainsthorpeGainsthorpeGainsthorpe is a deserted medieval village site in a field which is part of the present Gainsthorpe Farm in Lincolnshire, England. The site is in Hibaldstow parish located on a minor road west of the A15 road, south of Hibaldstow and 5 miles south-west of Brigg.It is now in the care of English...
, near Kirton Lindsey, (One of the best-preserved DMV sites in Britain, now in the care of English HeritageEnglish HeritageEnglish Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... - Ganthorpe, Stoke RochfordStoke RochfordStoke Rochford is a small village near Grantham in Lincolnshire.-Geography:For administration purposes, the parish is shared with Easton, which also has a country estate of its own. Stoke Rochford's church is in the parish of Easton, and so is the post office. The southern boundary of the parish...
. - GolthoGolthoGoltho is a village of Anglo-Saxon roots situated in Lincolnshire, England. It lies south of the A158 and west of Wragby.-History:There was a Romano-British settlement at Goltho in the 1st and 2nd centuries....
, - Graby shrunken village west of DowsbyDowsbyDowsby is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the western edge of The Fens at the junction of the east-west B1397 road and the north-south B1177. It is north-east of Rippingale and just south of Pointon. The civil parish includes the...
, - HanbyHanbyHanby may refer to:*Benjamin Hanby, American composer*Hanbi, a mythological god of evil*Hanby, Lincolnshire, A hamlet on the line of the Roman Road King Street....
, - Little Lavington, near LentonLenton, LincolnshireLenton is a small hamlet in the district of South Kesteven, in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated roughly 9.5 miles south east of Grantham, and is part of the Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish.-Village:...
, Recorded as late as 1846. - Newbo near BarrowbyBarrowbyBarrowby is a large village and Civil Parish lying just to the west of Grantham, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, separated from that town by the main A1 road...
, - North Cadeby,
- North RaucebyNorth RaucebyNorth Rauceby is a small village of around 150 residents situated 4 miles north-west of Sleaford in Lincolnshire.The village is home to Rauceby Primary School which serves this village and the village of South Rauceby although many children travel from the surrounding area to attend this school as...
shrunken village, - North Stoke, Stoke RochfordStoke RochfordStoke Rochford is a small village near Grantham in Lincolnshire.-Geography:For administration purposes, the parish is shared with Easton, which also has a country estate of its own. Stoke Rochford's church is in the parish of Easton, and so is the post office. The southern boundary of the parish...
. - Orford, south of BrookenbyBrookenbyBrookenby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 9 miles northeast of Market Rasen. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 742.-History:...
, - Osgodby, South of Lenton, LincolnshireLenton, LincolnshireLenton is a small hamlet in the district of South Kesteven, in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated roughly 9.5 miles south east of Grantham, and is part of the Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish.-Village:...
, The name is preserved in the farm at the location, and in the parish name. - Ouesby, BillingboroughBillingboroughBillingborough is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, about ten miles north of Bourne and ten miles south of Sleaford on the B1177 between Horbling and Pointon just south of the A52.-Village:...
, - Ringsthorpe, west of BarkstonBarkstonBarkston is a small village and civil parish lying on the A607 three miles north of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, just south of the junction with the A153 .-Geography:...
, - Ringstone, south of RippingaleRippingaleRippingale is a village in Lincolnshire, England on the A15 road about 5 miles north of Bourne. Its local government district is South Kesteven. Rippingale is a civil parish and an ecclesiastical parish in the Aveland Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln....
, - SempringhamSempringhamSempringham is a hamlet in Lincolnshire, England that is located north of Bourne, on the Lincolnshire fen edge. Sempringham is now a very small hamlet consisting of a church, a house and a well, giving little clue to the history embodied within its parish boundary. Most of its houses are a...
shrunken village, - Sapperton, Somewhere near WelbournWelbournWelbourn is a village in North Kesteven, central Lincolnshire on the A607 between Leadenham and Wellingore.-Village:The village church is St Chad's, part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln: the incumbent is the Revd Dr Alan Megahey....
, See also un-named village near Welbourn, - Scott Willougbhy shrunken village
- Silkby near Silk WilloughbySilk WilloughbySilk Willoughby is a small village of a little over 100 households located 2 miles south of Sleaford; it lies within the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England and had a total resident population of 282 in 129 households at the time of the 2001 census. There are a number of council and...
, - SkinnandSkinnandSkinnand is a deserted medieval village in Lincolnshire. Originally a small farming community situated south of Lincoln and northwest of Sleaford, it once boasted a church and several houses. It was hit hard, however, by the English Civil War of 1642-1646, when the church fell into ruins...
, Shown on OS map - Southorpe, near Edenham.
- Sudwelle near SwayfieldSwayfieldSwayfield is a small village of approximately 138 houses situated just off the A1 in South Kesteven, southern Lincolnshire, England.-The Village:...
, - Thorpe, Laythorpe and Burgh, location unknown, all associated with Kirkby la ThorpeKirkby la ThorpeKirkby la Thorpe is a village in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.There are about 45 people who live in the village. It has a Church of England primary school. The church is dedicated to . The village pub is the Queens Head Inn on Boston Road...
- Twyford south of ColsterworthColsterworthColsterworth is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village, together with the hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, had a population of 1,508 according to the 2001 census. It lies half a mile to the west of the A1, seven miles south of Grantham...
, Note: there is a similarly named surviving village at SK728103 - The name at Colsterworth is preserved in nearby woodland. - WatertonWaterton, LincolnshireWaterton is a Deserted Medieval Village on the River Trent near Garthorpe and Luddington in the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire, England. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Before the Norman Conquest it was held by one Fulcric who held one carucate of land with a hall.At the time of the Domesday...
, - West Laughton, west of Laughton
- Wyham,
- West WykehamWykeham, LincolnshireWyekham refers to:*Two Deserted medieval villages to the north of the River Bain, Lincolnshire, that lie between Ludford and Burgh on Bain, in the parish of Ludford *A deserted medieval hamlet in the parish of Nettleton....
- East WykehamWykeham, LincolnshireWyekham refers to:*Two Deserted medieval villages to the north of the River Bain, Lincolnshire, that lie between Ludford and Burgh on Bain, in the parish of Ludford *A deserted medieval hamlet in the parish of Nettleton....
- WykehamWykeham, LincolnshireWyekham refers to:*Two Deserted medieval villages to the north of the River Bain, Lincolnshire, that lie between Ludford and Burgh on Bain, in the parish of Ludford *A deserted medieval hamlet in the parish of Nettleton....
Norfolk
- Alethorpe,
- Appleton,
- Ashby,
- BabingleyBabingleyBabingley is one of Norfolk's lost villages. This small parish was located on the western side of the A149, 1 mile north-west of Castle Rising, and 5½ miles north-north-east of King's Lynn. Today, the village of Babingley is constituted by several houses on the A149 - the King's Lynn to Hunstanton...
, - Barmer,
- Barningham, NorthNorth BarninghamNorth Barningham is a Hamlet within the civil parish of Gresham in the English county of Norfolk. The Hamlet is miles south west of Cromer, miles north-northwest of Norwich and miles north-northeast of London. The Hamlet lies miles south of the town of Sheringham. The nearest railway station...
, - Barningham, Town,
- Barwick, Great,
- Bawsey,
- Bayfield,
- Beachamwell,
- Beeston St Andrew,
- Bickerston,
- Bittering, Little ,
- Bixley,
- Bodney,
- Bowthorpe,
- Breydeston,
- Broomsthorpe,
- Brumstead,
- Buckenham Tofts,
- Burgh,
- Bylaugh ,
- Caldecote,
- Choseley,
- Colveston,
- Cranwich,
- Didlington,
- Earlham,
- Eccles,
- Egmere,
- Foston or Fodderston,
- Frenze,
- Gasthorpe,
- GodwickGodwickGodwick is a deserted village in the county of Norfolk. It location was south of Fakenham between the villages of Tittleshall and Whissonsett.There are over 200 deserted villages in Norfolk, but most sites have been destroyed by ploughing, the pressures of two world wars or other agricultural uses....
,, near FakenhamFakenhamFakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, some north east of King's Lynn, south west of Cromer, and north west of Norwich.... - Greynston or Grenstein,
- Gunton,
- Hales,
- Hargham,
- Harling, Middle,
- Harling, West,
- Hautbois, Little,
- Heckingham,
- Herringby,
- Hockham, Little,
- Holkham,
- Holverston,
- Houghton,
- Houghton-on-the-Hill,
- Illington,
- Ingloss,
- Irmingland,
- Kempstone,
- Kenningham,
- Kilverstone,
- Langford,
- Letton,
- LeziateLeziateLeziate is a Hamlet and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.The village is west of Norwich, east of King's Lynn and north-north-east of London. The Village is located a small distance south of the B1145 which rouns between King's Lynn and Mundesley. The nearest railway station is...
, - Longham,
- Lynford,
- Mannington,
- Markshall,
- Mintlyn,
- Narford,
- Oby,
- Oxborough,
- Oxnead,
- Palgrave, Great,
- Palgrave, Little,
- PattesleyPattesleyPattesley is a very small village in the English county of Norfolk. It is located about one mile south of the village of Oxwick and consists of a few scattered houses.- History :...
, - Pensthorpe,
- Pudding Norton,
- Quarles,
- Rackheath, Little (about, ?)
- Riddlesworth,
- Ringstead, Little, (also referred to as Barrett)
- Roudham,
- Rougham,
- Roxham,
- Ryston,
- Santon,
- Saxlingham Thorpe,
- Shingham,
- Shotesham St Mary,
- Snarehill, Great,
- Stanford,
- Stanninghall,
- Sturston,
- Summerfield or Southmere,
- Sutton,
- Tattersett,
- Testerton,
- Thorpe Parva,
- Thorpland,
- Thorpland,
- ThrextonThrexton, All SaintsThrexton All Saints is a round-tower church at Threxton Hill situated east of the village of Little Cressingham and west of the town of Watton in the English county of Norfolk. The church is medieval with a late 13th century tower as well as a 14th century octagonal font and remnants of medieval...
, - Thuxton,
- Tofts, West,
- Tottington,
- Wallington,
- Waterden,
- Weasenham St Peter,
- Windall or Windle (about, ?)
- Winston,
- Witchingham, Little,
- Wolterton,
- Wreningham, Little (about, ?)
- Wretham, West,
North Yorkshire
- Easington (in the Forest of BowlandForest of BowlandThe Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, is an area of barren gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland, mostly in north-east Lancashire, England. A small part lies in North Yorkshire, and much of the area was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire...
) - Henderskelf, near Castle HowardCastle HowardCastle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, north of York. One of the grandest private residences in Britain, most of it was built between 1699 and 1712 for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, to a design by Sir John Vanbrugh...
) - High Worsall, near MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
- Wharram PercyWharram PercyWharram Percy is a deserted medieval village site on the western edge of the chalk Wolds in North Yorkshire, England. The site is about one mile south of Wharram-le-Street and is clearly signposted from the B1248 Beverley to Malton road...
DMV, near Malton, (One of the best-preserved DMV sites in Britain, now in the care of English HeritageEnglish HeritageEnglish Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
)
Northamptonshire
- Achurch
- AlthorpAlthorp (lost settlement)The lost village of Althorp is within the grounds of the Althorp estate in the English county of Northamptonshire. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book. In the 15th century, the manor was held by the Catesby family who were probably responsible for clearing the settlement, for by 1505, the...
, - Appletree
- Armston
- Astwell
- Astwick
- Badsaddle,
- Barford,
- Boughton,
- Braunston Cleves or FawcliffBraunston Cleves or FawcliffThe lost village of Braunston Cleves or Fawcliff once stood north of the village of Braunston in the English county of Northamptonshire. The village stood on the southwest slope of Cleve’s hill within the parish of Braunston. The history of this settlement is virtually unknown. It is thought that...
, - BraunstonburyBraunstonburyThe lost village of Braunstonbury lies in low ground south-west of the village of Braunston in the English county of Northamptonshire. Its site is on the eastern bank of the River Leam, which also marks the border between Northamptonshire and Warwickshire....
, - Brime
- Brockhall
- Burghley
- Calme
- Caswell
- Canons AshbyCanons Ashby (lost settlement)The lost village of Canons Ashby is located in ground to the north of Canons Ashby House in the English county of Northamptonshire. Today there is still a small village around the house but this is located away from the original settlement, since the original settlement is now just field occupied...
, - Cotes
- CotonCoton, Northamptonshire (lost settlement)The lost village of Coton is located around the environs of the hamlet of Coton and Coton Manor House in the English county of Northamptonshire.-History:...
, - Cotton, near Grendon,
- Cotton Mill
- Cotton Mallows
- Chilcote,
- Churchfield
- Church CharweltonChurch Charwelton (lost settlement)The lost village of Church Charwelton lies south-east of the village of Charwelton in the English county of Northamptonshire. Its site is on the north-east bank of the River Cherwell...
, - Doddington Thorpe,
- Downtown,
- Eaglethorpe
- Eastern Neston
- Edgcote
- Elmington in Ashton
- Elmington in Tansor
- ElkingtonElkington, NorthamptonshireElkington is a deserted medieval village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England.The village was described as Elkynton and other variants in 1377 having 30 taxpayers over the age of 14...
, - Falcutt
- Fawsley,
- Foscote
- FaxtonFaxtonFaxton is an abandoned village and chapelry in the county of Northamptonshire in England.The last villager left in 1960 after the demolition of the parish church of St Denis. There is now just one house standing on this remote hilltop location, overlooking the rolling farmland...
, - Field Burcote
- Foxley
- Furtho
- Glassthorpe,
- Glendon,
- Great Purston
- Hale
- Holdenby,
- Horton,
- Hothorpe,
- Kelmarsh,
- Kingsthorpe
- Kirby,
- Kirby in Blakesley
- Kirby in Gretton
- Knuston,
- Lilford
- Little Creaton,
- Little Newton,
- Little Oxendon,
- Lolham
- Lower Catesby,
- Mawsley,
- Milton
- Murcott,
- MuscottMuscott (lost settlement)The lost village of Muscott is located within the parish of Norton in the English county of Northamptonshire....
, - Nether Catesby
- Newbottle,
- Newbottle in Harrington
- Nobold,
- NobottleNobottleNobottle is a hamlet in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. It borders the Althorp estate, which owns much of the property. Nobottle used to have a 600yd rifle range , now shut by the MOD some 20 years. The Midshires Way long distance footpath passes through Nobottle....
- Nunton
- Papley
- Perio
- Pipewell,
- Potcote
- Preston Deanery,
- OnleyOnley (lost settlement)The lost village of Onley is located within the parish of Barby in the English county of Northamptonshire. The site is bordered on the north by the M45 motorway. On the east are Onley and Rye Hill prisons, and on the south-west is the A45 road...
, - Overstone,
- Rushton Saint Peter,
- Seawell
- Sibberton
- Silsworth,
- Snorscomb,
- StanfordStanford, NorthamptonshireStanford is a civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. The village of Stanford is now deserted; the only settlement in the parish is the hamlet of Stanford-on-Avon....
, - Steane
- Strixton,
- Stuchbury
- Sulby,
- Thorpe,
- Thorpe Lubenham
- Thrupp,
- Torpel
- Trafford
- Upper Catesby,
- Upton
- Walcot
- Walton
- WinwickWinwick, NorthamptonshireWinwick is a small village, a lost settlement and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. The modern settlement is north of West Haddon. A 16th century brick manor house remains on the site....
, - WolfhampcoteWolfhampcoteWolfhampcote is an abandoned village and civil parish in the English counties of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire, which it straddles.The old village of Wolfhampcote is located west of the A45 road near Braunston in Northamptonshire, and can be reached by a track from the main A45 road, or by a...
, - Woodcroft
- Wothorpe
- WythmailWythmail (lost settlement)The deserted village of Wythmail is located 4.5 miles south of Kettering in the English county of Northamptonshire. The village of Orlingbury is 1.1 miles to the east...
,
Nottinghamshire
- Adbolton,
- Algarthorpe,
- Annesley,
- Babworth,
- Beesthorpe,
- Bilby,
- Bingham,
- Bolham,
- Broadbusk,
- Broxtowe,
- Carburton,
- Clowne,
- Clumber,
- Colston Basset,
- Over Colwick,
- Cratley or Crastell,
- Dallington,
- Danethorpe,
- East Chilwell,
- East Stoke,
- Farworth,
- Flawford,
- Fleecethorpe,
- Gleadthorpe,
- Greasley,
- Grimston Hill,
- Haughton,
- Hempshill,
- Hermeston,
- Holbeck,
- Holme Pierrepont,
- Horsepool,
- Keighton,
- Kilvington,
- Kinoulton,
- Knapthorpe,
- Langford,
- Little Gringley,
- Meering,
- Milnthorpe,
- Moorhouse,
- Morton in Babworth,
- Morton in Lenton,
- Nettleworth,
- Newbold
- Normanton,
- Osberton,
- Ossington,
- Oswaldbeck,
- Plumtree,
- Rayton,
- Rempstone,
- Rufford,
- Serlby,
- South Wheatley,
- Stanton-on-the-Wolds,
- Sutton Passeys,
- Swanston,
- Thoresby,
- Thorney,
- Thorpe in the Glebe,
- Tiln,
- Wainscarre,
- Wansley,
- Warby,
- Welham,
- West Burton,
- Whimpton,
- Willoughby by Norwell,
- Willoughby by Walesby,
- Winkerfield,
- Wiverton,
- Woodcoates,
- Woolsthorpe,
Oxfordshire
For former villages whose sites were in BerkshireBerkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
until the 1974 county boundary changes
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
please see the Berkshire section, above.
- AsterleighAsterleighAsterleigh, sometimes in the past called Esterley, is a farm and deserted medieval village about northeast of Charlbury in Oxfordshire. The site of the former village is about west of the present farm.-Manor:...
, southwest of KiddingtonKiddingtonKiddington is a village on the River Glyme in the civil parish of Kiddington with Asterleigh about southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. The village is just north of the A44 road between Woodstock and Chipping Norton.-Manor:...
, - Brookend, northwest of ChastletonChastletonChastleton is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in Oxfordshire, England, about northeast of Stow-on-the-Wold. Chastleton is in the extreme northwest of Oxfordshire, on the boundaries with both Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.-History:...
, - Clare, northwest of PyrtonPyrtonPyrton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about north of the small town of Watlington and south of Thame.The toponym is from Old English meaning "pear-tree farm".-Archaeology:...
, - DitchleyDitchleyDitchley is a country house and estate about northeast of Charlbury in Oxfordshire.-Archaeology:There are remains of a Roman villa on the Ditchley Park estate at Watts Wells, less than southeast of the house...
, south of Enstone, - Dornford, northeast of WoottonWootton, West OxfordshireWootton is a village and civil parish on the River Glyme about north of Woodstock, Oxfordshire. The village is sometimes referred to as Wootton-by-Woodstock to distinguish it from Wootton, Vale of White Horse, which was in Berkshire but was transferred to Oxfordshire in the 1974 local authority...
, - Hordley, southeast of WoottonWootton, West OxfordshireWootton is a village and civil parish on the River Glyme about north of Woodstock, Oxfordshire. The village is sometimes referred to as Wootton-by-Woodstock to distinguish it from Wootton, Vale of White Horse, which was in Berkshire but was transferred to Oxfordshire in the 1974 local authority...
, - Nether Chalford, southeast of Old ChalfordOld ChalfordOld Chalford is a hamlet in Enstone civil parish, about east of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.Old Chalford is on the River Glyme, which is dammed in the hamlet forming a number of ponds. The Wychwood Way long distance footpath passes through the hamlet...
, - RycoteRycoteRycote is a hamlet southwest of Thame in Oxfordshire.-Saint Michael's chapel:Richard and Sybil Quartermayne, lord and lady of the manor of Rycote, founded Saint Michael's chapel as a chantry in 1449. It is a Perpendicular Gothic building with a chancel, nave and west tower...
, or Rycote Magna, southwest of ThameThameThame is a town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about southwest of the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. It derives its toponym from the River Thame which flows past the north side of the town....
, - ShelswellShelswellShelswell is a hamlet in Oxfordshire about south of Brackley in neighbouring Northamptonshire.-Manor:Shelswell's toponym comes from Old English and suggest's that the settlement may originally have been the well belonging to Scield, a Saxon settler. The spring that gave rise to this well is no...
, west of Newton PurcellNewton PurcellNewton Purcell is a village in Newton Purcell with Shelswell civil parish in Oxfordshire, southeast of Brackley in neighbouring Northamptonshire.-Early history:...
, - TusmoreTusmore, OxfordshireTusmore is a settlement about north of Bicester in Oxfordshire. It is the location of the Tusmore Park country house and estate.-Manor:Tusmore was settled in Saxon times...
, south of BrackleyBrackleyBrackley is a town in south Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Oxford and miles form Northampton. Historically a market town based on the wool and lace trade, it was built on the intersecting trade routes between London, Birmingham and the English Midlands and between Cambridge and Oxford...
, - WheatfieldWheatfield, OxfordshireWheatfield is a civil parish and deserted medieval village about south of Thame in Oxfordshire.All that remains today is the crenellated Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew, former rectory and the old stables. Wheatfield Park was the home of the Tipping family from the 16th century...
, south of TetsworthTetsworthTetsworth is a village and civil parish about south of Thame in Oxfordshire.-Manor:At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 Tetsworth did not exist as a separate manor. In the 12th century, benefactors gave land in the area to the Cistercian Thame Abbey and these lands were brought together as an...
, - WidfordWidford, OxfordshireWidford is a hamlet and deserted medieval village on the River Windrush about east of Burford in West Oxfordshire. The village was an exclave of Gloucestershire until 1844.-History:Early occupation is evidenced by the remains of a Roman villa...
, west of SwinbrookSwinbrookSwinbrook is a village on the River Windrush, east of Burford in Oxfordshire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Swinbrook and Widford.-History:...
, - Willaston, east of HetheHetheHethe is a village and civil parish about north of Bicester in Oxfordshire.-Manor:The village's toponym comes from the Old English hæp meaning "uncultivated ground"....
,
Rutland
- Alstoe, east of OakhamOakham-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
- ExtonExtonExton is the name of a number of settlements:In the United Kingdom:* Exton, Somerset * Exton, Devon* Exton, Hampshire* Exton, Rutland* a fictional New Town in BBC Radio 2's Mrs Dale's Diaryin the United States:* Exton, Pennsylvania...
shrunken village, - Hardwick, - Site of the Battle of Losecote Field
- HornHorn, RutlandHorn is a civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. In 2001 it had a population of 9. The parish is part of the Exton Hall estate of the Earls of Gainsborough.-History:...
, - Ingthorpe, TinwellTinwellTinwell is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.-Village:The village is just west of the A1 and within walking distance of the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire. The village has a small village hall, which was recently refurbished, and a beautiful church...
- MartinsthorpeMartinsthorpeMartinsthorpe is a civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England and a deserted village.It is located about four miles south of Oakham near the village of Manton. It is the only parish in Rutland to have a population of zero, although according to the 2001 census,...
, south of Oakham, - PickworthPickworthPickworth may refer to:*Pickworth, Lincolnshire, England*Pickworth, Rutland, England...
shrunken village,
Suffolk
- AkethorpeAkethorpeAkethorpe was an English village thought to have been located in the area now part of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft. The small village was described in the Domesday book of being a collection of houses home to 4 households....
, now part of LowestoftLowestoftLowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich... - AlnesbourneAlnesbourne PrioryAlnesbourne Priory, also known as Alnesbourn Priory was a small Augustinian monastic house in the English county of Suffolk. It was located near Nacton to the south-east of Ipswich near to the River Orwell and the current route of the A14....
in Hallowtree parish south-east of IpswichIpswichIpswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell... - ChiltonChilton, SuffolkChilton is a civil parish on the eastern outskirts of Sudbury in Suffolk, England.Once a normal village, Chilton today consists of scattered clusters of housing and an isolated Church of St Mary, and is a prime example of a deserted medieval village....
, east of SudburySudbury, SuffolkSudbury is a small, ancient market town in the county of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour, from Colchester and from London.-Early history:...
) - Croscroft, near SotterleySotterleySotterley, originally Southern-lea from its situation south of the river, is a parish in the English county of Suffolk, located approximately south-east of Beccles and east of Willingham St Mary and Shadingfield. The parish is primarily agricultural with a dispersed population of 110...
in Wangford HundredWangford (hundred)Wangford was a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of .Wangford Hundred was an area of around twelve miles from west to east and five across. The River Waveney formed its northern border separating it from Norfolk...
Sussex
- ApuldramApuldramApuldram or Appledram is a small parish on the north eastern upper reach of Chichester Harbour about two miles south-west of the centre of Chichester in West Sussex, England....
- Balmer
- BalsdeanBalsdeanBalsdean is a deserted hamlet in a remote downland valley east of Brighton, East Sussex, England, on record since about 1100. It was formerly a chapelry of the parish of Rottingdean, and its territory touched that of the mother parish only at a single point...
- Barpham
- Binderton
- Burton
- Charlton
- Cudlow
- East Itchenor
- Erringham
- FordFord, West SussexFord is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is located 3 km to the south-west of Arundel...
- HangletonHangletonHangleton is an estate in west Hove, East Sussex. The estate was developed circa the late 1930s after the Dyke railway was closed.It contains both the oldest building in the city of Brighton and Hove, St Helen's Church, and the second oldest building: that which was Hangleton Manor and is now the...
- HeeneHeeneHeene is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It lies on the A259 road 0.6 miles west of the town centre.Heene comes from the word Hīun or Hīwun meaning family or household....
(in WorthingWorthingWorthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...
) - Kingston BuciKingston by SeaKingston by Sea, also known as Kingston Buci, Kingston Bucii or simply Kingston, is a small area in the Adur district of West Sussex, England. Although it is now part of a continuous urban area, its origins lay in an ancient village and parish church between Southwick to the east, Shoreham-by-Sea...
- Lordington
- Lowfield HeathLowfield HeathLowfield Heath is a former village within the boundaries of the Borough of Crawley, a local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England. Situated on the main London to Brighton road approximately south of London and north of Crawley, it was gradually rendered uninhabitable by...
(in SurreySurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
until 1974; churchSt Michael and All Angels Church, Lowfield HeathSt Michael and All Angels Church is a church in Lowfield Heath, a depopulated former village in the Borough of Crawley, a local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England...
still extant) - Manxey
- Monkton
- NortheyeHooe, East SussexHooe is both a small village and a civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex; the village being located about two miles north-west of Bexhill, and north of the A259 coast road, on the B2095 road from Ninfield...
- Old Shoreham
- Pangdean
- Parham
- Pende
- Perching
- Poyningstown or Chingting
- Southerham
- South Heighton
- Stanmer
- Streethill
- Sutton
- The Lydds
- TidemillsTide Mills, East SussexTide Mills is a derelict village in East Sussex, England. It lies about two kilometres south east of Newhaven and four kilometres north west of Seaford and is near both Bishopstone and East Blatchington.-The old village:...
Scottish Borders
- RoxburghRoxburghRoxburgh , also known as Rosbroch, is a village, civil parish and now-destroyed royal burgh. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland...
- Rutherford (Farm now on site, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of St Boswells)
- Old Jedward (House near site, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of JedburghJedburghJedburgh is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and historically in Roxburghshire.-Location:Jedburgh lies on the Jed Water, a tributary of the River Teviot, it is only ten miles from the border with England and is dominated by the substantial ruins of Jedburgh Abbey...
) - DunsDunsDuns is the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders.-Early history:Duns law, the original site of the town of Duns, has the remains of an Iron Age hillfort at its summit...
(Modern town 1km away from the original burgh which was destroyed by the English three times in the 16th century)
Wales
- DylifeDylifeDylife is a former mining settlement in Powys, Mid Wales, located at the head of Afon Twymyn in the Cambrian Mountains, one mile west of the road between Llanidloes and Llanbrynmair . The nearby lead mines intermittently sustained mining communities from Roman times until the early 20th century...
Monmouthshire
- St. Brides Netherwent
- PenterryPenterryPenterry is a small rural parish of in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located between the villages of St. Arvans and Tintern, about north of Chepstow, within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and about from the border with England...
- St. Pierre, MonmouthshireSt. Pierre, MonmouthshireSt Pierre is a former parish and hamlet in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, 3 miles south west of Chepstow and adjacent to the Severn estuary. It is now the site of a large golf and country club, the Marriott St Pierre Hotel & Country Club, which was previously a large manor house and deer park...