A very impressive and extensive site consisting of a network of sunken roads, one of which goes down to the old bed of the River Trent to form the ford which gives the site its name. The house enclosures are rather confused compared with the excellent road system, but many different enclosures may be seen. The village migrated to its present position in the late C17 as a result of a quarrel over tithes between a Mr Philpott, who held the parsonage, and the Lord of The Manor. The Lord of The Manor depopulated the village so that the tithes were of no value to his opponent. (2)
The identifiable remains of this village cover a large area but form little coherent pattern and identification is rendered more difficult by later gravel digging. A broad, shallow gully, running E-W through the now pasture land and just S of the drive to Old Hall would appear to have been the main street of the village. There is much general amorphous evidence of building sites but no building material was seen. (3)
Large open ended rectangular markings extend from S of the site and large area of disturbance all over the village area. (5) (6) (7)
The S part of the site was lightly ploughed with no damage done but no pottery or signs of occupation revealed. (8) (9)
The earthworks of this shrunken village survive as surveyed in 1962 although some of the minor detail has been omitted on the published plan. (10)
Morph: 202.12.1 field system, 202.12.2 moat. (12)
See also L8474-6 for cropmarks to N.

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

JAP 13616/21

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

JAP 13616/20

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

JAP 1429/8

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

JAP 1240/12

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

JAP 1240/1

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

JAP 40/83

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

JAP 13787/16

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

CUCAP EF19

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

CUCAP EF18

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

CUCAP EF17

Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.

5 colour print, C35/3,4, 1/38, SMR

D.J Rackham, 2003, Augur Survey of Langford Pond (Unpublished document). SNT5158.

<1> Wake EG, 1867, A History of Collingham and its neighbourhood, p 84 (Published document). SNT1388.

<2> DOE, AM7 - undated, no author (Unpublished document). SNT52.

<3> Harper FR, 1962, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT748.

<4> Beresford M, 1963, Lost Villages of England - 2nd edn, p 378 (Published document). SNT476.

<5> CUCAP, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT594.

Other Refs: EF 17-19

<6> Pickering J, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1148.

Other Refs: 13787/19, 935/32A, 147/11 (NLAP SK 8258/1,16, 8259/6)

<7> OS, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT983.

Other Refs: 66/130

<8> DMVRG, 1964, Annual Report, p 9 (Published document). SNT617.

<9> DMVRG, 1965, Annual Report, p 18 (Published document). SNT618.

<10> Seaman BH, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1252.

<11> Samuels JR, 1986, AM107 (Unpublished document). SNT1231.

<12> RCHME, National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data (Unknown). SNT1470.