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Name:DESERTED VILLAGE OF NORTH CADEBY (SITE OF) E OF CADEBY HALL
HER Number:MLI43622
Type of record:Monument

Summary

DESERTED VILLAGE OF NORTH CADEBY (SITE OF) E OF CADEBY HALL

Grid Reference:TF 271 959
Map Sheet:TF29NE
Parish:WYHAM CUM CADEBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

A TYPICAL DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE SITE WITH A RECTANGULAR PATTERN OF SUNKEN ROADS AND RAISED HOUSE PLATFORMS. ONE ENCLOSURE STICKS INTO THE MEDIEVAL RIDGE AND FURROW SYSTEM AND IS ALMOST CERTAINLY THE SITE OF THE CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD. THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY ROBBED. THE VILLAGE WAS DESERTED IN THE LATE 14TH CENTURY AS A RESULT OF THE RETREAT OF AGRICULTURE FROM THE MARGINAL LANDS OF THE WOLDS. NORTH CADEBY HAD MORE THAN 50% RELIEF AFTER THE BLACK DEATH AND HAD FEWER THAN 10 LANDHOLDERS IN 1428. {1} THE EARTHWORKS ARE DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET ON THE GROUND. {2}, AREA 3.8H, LENGTH 350M, WIDTH 110M, HTM 76M


<1> HBMC, AM 7, SAM 143 (Scheduling Record). SLI4192.

<2> HBMC, 1986, AM 107, SAM 143 (Scheduling Record). SLI4023.

<3> Maurice W. Beresford, 1954, The Lost Villages of England, P310,361,362 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI933.

<4> OS CARD INDEX, TF 29 NE:15,1963, SEAMAN BH (Index). SLI2859.

<5> RAF, 1946-71, RAF POST WAR COLLECTION, CPE:UK; 1746:1025,1026,1946, (Aerial Photograph). SLI134.

<6> HARTLEY, R.F.R., 1980-92, LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, -,1989, (Aerial Photograph). SLI183.

<7> 1945-84, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION, AFP92,1962, (Aerial Photograph). SLI173.

Monument Types

  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument
  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

<1>Scheduling Record: HBMC. AM 7. SAM 143.
<2>Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1986. AM 107. SAM 143.
<3>Bibliographic Reference: Maurice W. Beresford. 1954. The Lost Villages of England. P310,361,362.
<4>Index: OS CARD INDEX. WYHAM CUM CADEBY. TF 29 NE:15,1963, SEAMAN BH.
<5>Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-71. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. CPE:UK; 1746:1025,1026,1946, .
<6>Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. -,1989, .
<7>Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AFP92,1962, .