Deserted Medieval Villages in Berkshire (original) (raw)
Deserted Medieval Villages
from across the County
| Name | Parish | Grid Reference | Reason for Desertion | Period of Desertion | Documentation | Extant | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcote | Littleworth | SU 320979 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Good | Manor House | |
| Beckett | Shrivenham | SU 246892 | Emparking | 17th-18th C. | Good | Manor House | |
| Betterton | Lockinge | SU 431868 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Average | Manor House | |
| Bockhampton | Lambourn | SU 335782 | Emparking | 17th-18th C. | Average | Farm | Very Shrunk |
| Calcote | Hungerford | SU 340698 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Average | Exact Location Unknown | |
| Carswell | Littleworth | SU 325978 | Emparking | 17th-18th C. | Average | Farm | |
| Clapcot | Brightwell | SU 605916 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Average | Manor House | |
| Cruchfield | Bray | SU 880740 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Average | Manor House | |
| East Compton | Compton | SU 525796 | Emparking | 17th-18th C. | Average | Church | Poor Archaeology |
| Draycott | Longworth | SU400994 | Unknown | Unknown | Poor | Farm | |
| Eaton Hastings | Eaton Hastings | SU 260982 | Emparking | 17th-18th C. | Good | Church | Medium Archaeology |
| Fulscot | South Moreton | SU 545888 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Good | Farm | |
| Henwick | Thatcham | SU 498686 | Black Death | 1350-1450 | Good | Manor House | |
| Hillend | Wytham | SU 466065 | Emparking | 17th-18th C. | Good | ||
| Hodcot | West Ilsley | SU 477818 | Black Death | 1350-1450 | Good | Farm | |
| Holt | Kintbury | SU 401645 | Unknown | Unknown | Good | Manor House | |
| Langley | Hampstead Norreys | SU 498766 | Black Death | 1350-1450 | Good | Manor House | |
| Inglewood | Kintbury | SU 365666 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Average | Manor House | |
| Maidencourt | East Garston | SU 373760 | Enclosure | 1450-1701 | Average | Farm | |
| Marlston | Bucklebury | SU 529719 | Enclosure | 1450-1702 | Average | Manor House | |
| Newton | Buckland | SU 360980 | Enclosure | 1450-1703 | Average | Manor House | |
| Odstone | Ashbury | SU 271862 | Enclosure | 1450-1704 | Good | Farm | |
| Purley Parva | Purley | SU 654769 | Enclosure | 1450-1705 | Average | Manor House | |
| Seacourt | Wytham | SP 486075 | Black Death | 1350-1450 | Good | Road Pattern Discernible | |
| Shalford | Brimpton | SU 569648 | Enclosure | 1450-1705 | Average | Manor House | |
| Sheffield | Burghfield | SU 653693 | Unknown | Unknown | Good | ||
| East Shefford | East Shefford | SU 391747 | Unknown | Unknown | Good | Manor House & Church | |
| Shottesbrooke | Shottesbrooke | SU 842771 | Emparking | 17th-18th C. | Good | Manor House & Church | |
| Southcote | Denchworth | SU 375910 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Good | Manor House | |
| Stroud | Cumnor | SU 444075 | Emparking | 17th-18th C. | Good | ||
| Thrupp | Radley | SU 518973 | Unknown | Unknown | Average | ||
| Tubney | Appleton | SP 446010 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Good | Manor House | |
| Whatcombe | Fawley | SU 393789 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Average | Farm | |
| Whitley | Cumnor | SP 442053 | Black Death | 1350-1450 | Good | Exact Location Unknown | |
| Woolley | Chaddleworth | SU 410800 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Good | Manor House | |
| Wyld Court | Hampstead Norreys | SU 543760 | Enclosure | 1450-1700 | Average | Farm |
Based on the work of M.W. Beresford & J.G. Hurst (1962).
