Record Details

Summary

A medieval settlement housing five people, suggested to have been deserted between 1334 and 1524. Earthwork remains of the settlement survive to the north and north-east of Syerscote Manor.

Monument Type(s):

• DESERTED SETTLEMENT (SAXON - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Protected Status:

Full description

Deserted Settlement: In 1086 2 villagers with 1 plough, 2 Englishmen with 1.5 ploughs and 1 slave. The village was worth 16 shillings. <1>

The village is suggested to have been deserted between 1334 and 1524. <2>

Earthworks are shown to the north and north-east of Syerscote Manor on recent Ordnance Survey mapping. (SB, 25-Oct-2011) <3>

Sources and further reading

---	SST1238 - Written: Mrs Jenny Cole. ?. Syerscote Deserted Medieval Village - The Field Work.
---	SST4000 - Index: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1994. Medieval Village Research Group Index (Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England).
<1>	SST75 - Published Book: William I - Translated Alison Hawkins & Alex Rumble. 1086/1976. Domesday Book 24: Staffordshire (Phillimore Translation). 11:48
<2>	SST2538 - Published Book: D. M. Palliser. 1976. The Making of the English Landscape: The Staffordshire Landscape. Page 77 and Plate 12
<3>	SST4433 - Aerial Photograph: 2006. Aerial photosurvey of Staffordshire - 2006. Digital. 1:10000.
<4>	SST2109 - Serial: Lichfield and South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society. 1966/1967. Lichfield and South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions 1966-1967 (Volume VIII). 'Deserted Medieval Villages of Staffordshire and Adja
<5>	SST2297 - Published Book: M. Beresford and J. G. Hurst. 1971. Deserted Medieval Villages. Page 203
<6>	SST3648 - Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Ltd. 1963. 1963 Aerial Photography. Paper. 16:6118-9

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