Monument record M349 - Wysall Shrunken Village

Summary

SHRUNKEN VILLAGE? (Medieval to Post Medieval)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 60335 26887 (214m by 243m)
Map sheet SK62NW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Wysall, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Linear banks and ditches defining enclosures probably croft boundaries, with adjacent ridge and furrow on S side of village - visible on APs. (1) (2)
A well preserved area of field system including ridge and furrow and small enclosure fields near the village centre. There are also, possible building platforms and a well along the the west edge. Building platforms near churchyard and around the edges of the village, which is surrounded by ridge and furrow. (3)
See M347 for quarry.


<1> Fairey Surveys, 1974, Vertical Air Photos (Aerial photograph). SNT682.

Other Refs: 10/731-3

<2> Fairey Surveys, 1979, Vertical Air Photos (Aerial photograph). SNT683.

Other Refs: 5/830-1

<3> TPAT, 1996, Village Earthwork Survey III (Published document). SNT1361.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Fairey Surveys. 1974. Vertical Air Photos.
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Fairey Surveys. 1979. Vertical Air Photos.
  • <3> Published document: TPAT. 1996. Village Earthwork Survey III.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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