Monument record M4401 - Milnthorpe Deserted Village

Summary

DESERTED SETTLEMENT? (Medieval to Victorian) Deserted settlement in Welbeck Park. The settlement was recorded in Domesday, no traces of it survive today except for the use of its name for Milthorpe Lodge. A tithe map of 1841 shows a small hamlet of Milthorpe.

Location

Grid reference SK 57749 72250 (point)
Map sheet SK57SE
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Norton, Bassetlaw

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The deserted Med village of Milnthorpe, SK 575715. Name Milnthorpe Lodge at SK 578722. (2)

There is no trace of the village on the ground, but inspection of (4) revealed a small nucleation of some 8 steadings at above grid ref, almost certainly the small hamlet of Milnthorpe. (3)

Milnthorp: the "Mill hamlet", mentioned in the Welbeck Cartulary in 1227. (5)

Settlemtn shown, and named. (6)

See M5380 for mill.


Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<1> Beresford M and Hurst JG, 1971, Deserted Medieval Villages: Studies (Published document). SNT477.

<2> DMVRG, 1962, Annual Report, App A 5 (Published document). SNT616.

<3> JB, 1972, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT832.

<4> Surveyor unknown, 1841, Tithe map, Parish of Cuckney (Map). SNT282.

<5> Gover, Mawer & Stenton, 1940, Place Names of Nottinghamshire, p 88 (Published document). SNT670.

<6> Sanderson G, 1835, 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in (Map). SNT48.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
  • <1> Published document: Beresford M and Hurst JG. 1971. Deserted Medieval Villages: Studies.
  • <2> Published document: DMVRG. 1962. Annual Report. 10. App A 5.
  • <3> Personal comment: JB. 1972. Pers Comm.
  • <4> Map: Surveyor unknown. 1841. Tithe map, Parish of Cuckney.
  • <5> Published document: Gover, Mawer & Stenton. 1940. Place Names of Nottinghamshire. EPNS. p 88.
  • <6> Map: Sanderson G. 1835. 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Nov 3 2026 11:23AM

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