Note that in many cases English settlements are listed under the relevant
historic county, rather than the
modern administrative unit.
Bedfordshire • Stratton, near
Biggleswade • Sheep Lane, between
Woburn and
Leighton Buzzard • Ruxox, near
Ampthill • Kinwick, believed to be near
Sandy • Elvedon, believed to be near
Pertenhall Berkshire • Barcote, near
Littleworth, (manor house survives) (now in Oxfordshire) • Beckett, near
Shrivenham, (manor house survives) (now in Oxfordshire) • Betterton, near
Lockinge, (manor house survives) (now in Oxfordshire) •
Bockhampton, near
Lambourn, (manor house survives) • Calcote, near
Hungerford (near, (exact location unknown) • Carswell, near
Littleworth, (now in Oxfordshire) • Clapcot, near
Brightwell, (manor house survives) • Cruchfield, near
Bray, (manor house survives) • East Compton, near
Compton, (church survives) • Draycott,
Longworth, (now in Oxfordshire) •
Eaton Hastings, (church survives) (now in Oxfordshire) • Endloss Ditton, near Luton • Fulscot, near
South Moreton, (now in Oxfordshire) • Henwick, near
Thatcham, (manor house survives) • Hill End, near
Wytham, (now in Oxfordshire) • Hodcot, near
West Ilsley, • Holt, near
Kintbury, (manor house survives) • Langley, near
Hampstead Norreys, (manor house survives) • Inglewood, near Kintbury, (manor house survives) • Maidencourt, near
East Garston, • Marlston, near
Bucklebury, (manor house survives) • Newton, near
Buckland, (manor house extant) (now in Oxfordshire) • Odstone, near
Ashbury, (now in Oxfordshire) •
Seacourt, near Wytham, (good earthworks: road pattern discernible) (now in Oxfordshire) • Shalford, near
Brimpton, (manor house extant) • Sheffield, near
Burghfield, •
East Shefford, (manor house and church extant) • Shottesbrooke, (manor house and church extant) • Southcote, near
Denchworth, (manor house extant) (now in Oxfordshire) • Stroud, near
Cumnor, (now in Oxfordshire) • Thrupp, near
Radley, (now in Oxfordshire) •
Tubney, near
Appleton, (manor house extant) (now in Oxfordshire) • Whatcombe, near
Fawley, • Whitley, near
Cumnor, (exact location unknown) (now in Oxfordshire) • Woolley, near
Chaddleworth, (manor house extant) • Wyld Court, near Hampstead Norreys,
Buckinghamshire From Beresford's Lost Villages except Old Wolverton. •
Ackhampstead, near
Frieth, – no visible remains at the site •
Addingrove, near
Oakley, • Doddershall, near
Kingswood • Ekeney, near
Emberton (
Borough of Milton Keynes) •
Fleet Marston, west of
Aylesbury •
Old Wolverton (
Milton Keynes)
Cambridgeshire Includes former villages whose sites were in Huntingdonshire until the 1974 county boundary changes. • Botolph Bridge, near
Orton Longueville • Whitwell, near
Barton • Burghley, possibly under
Burghley House •
Clopton, Cambridgeshire, near
Croydon •
Cratendune, near
Ely •
Houghton, Cambridgeshire (medieval village) •
Howes • Little Thetford near
Little Thetford •
Sawtry Judith, near
Sawtry (community based around lost abbey) •
Stonea Camp, deserted Iron Age hill fort in hamlet of
Stonea •
Washingley, near
Folksworth •
Weald and
Wintringham, both near
Eynesbury Hardwicke,
St Neots •
Snittlegarth Derbyshire • Agden Side, near
Agden Reservoir •
Alkmonton medieval settlement, between
Uttoxeter and
Derby •
Ashopton, submerged under
Ladybower Reservoir • Cottons, near
Normanton, Derby •
Derwent, submerged under Ladybower Reservoir •
Hungry Bentley, between Uttoxeter and Derby • Phoside, near
Glossop. • Toxall, near
Macclesfield Devon •
Gawton – A port on the
river Tamar abandoned in the early 20th century. •
Grimspound – a late Bronze Age settlement on Dartmoor •
Hallsands – Village and beach. •
Hundatorra, near
Hound Tor (DMV. Now in the care of
English Heritage ) •
Hutholes,
Widecombe-in-the-Moor,
Dartmoor. •
Lacoma – a deserted medieval village on
Exmoor. •
New Quay (Devon) – A port on the
river Tamar abandoned in the early 20th century. •
Morwellham Quay – A port upstream from New Quay that was partially abandoned after the closure of most of the local mines in the early 20th century, now an open-air museum. •
Sutreworde, mentioned in the Domesday book, but abandoned in favour of nearby
Lustleigh Dorset •
Tyneham (taken over by the British Armed Forces during
World War II) •
Maryland, on
Brownsea Island—The village was originally created to serve an unsuccessful pottery business. Its inhabitants were ultimately expelled by the island's owner. •
Winterborne Farringdon County Durham •
Carlbury, (mostly demolished in the late 1940s to make way for
A67 road) •
Ulnaby, (abandoned in the 16th century) • Fieldon Bridge, near Shildon, NZ20569 (known locally as "Fylands" built for mine workers at Coppy Crooks it was demolished, deemed uninhabitable, in the 1950s) •
Eden Pit, near Shildon, NZ24895 (east of Shildon and built to service the colliery of the same name, there were 37 houses, demolished in the 1960s) •
Riseburn, near Shildon, NZ25073 (consisted of three terraces with a small Primitive Methodist chapel, demolished in the 1940s)
Gloucestershire •
Charlton (demolished in the late 1940s to make way for an extension of
Filton Airfield) •
Lancaut •
Northwick, near Blockley •
Upper Ditchford Herefordshire •
Chilstone •
Devereux •
Edvin Ralph •
Hampton Wafer •
Hewland •
Hoarwithy •
Holme Lacy •
Kilpeck •
Little Cowarne •
Lower Bullingham •
Studmarsh •
Wacton •
Wolferlow Isle of Wight • Abedestone, south of
Ashey • Alalei, in
Apse Heath • Alvington, south west of
Gunville • Appleford (Great, North and Upper), east of
Chale Green • Bagwich, north west of
Godshill • Barnsley, in
Westridge • Black Pan, in
Lake • Chalcroft, in
Brading • Cheverton, north of
Shorwell and east of
Cheverton Down • Coombe, north of
Brighstone and east of
Rock • Compton, near
Compton Chine and
Compton Down • Done, near
Chale, up
Head Down • Durton, north of
Downend • Gotten, south of
Chale Green and
Gotten Manor • Haldley, in
Carisbrooke • Hardley, in
Hillway • Huffingford, in
Blackwater • Kern(e), north of
Alverstone • Lessland, north east of
Sandford • Levegarestun • Loverstone, east of
Chillerton and west of
Rookley Green • Luton, east of
Mark's Corner and south of
Northwood • Moor (Farm), near
Sandford • Orham, near
St Helens and
Bembridge • Preston, in
Oakfield • Rowborough, near
St Helens and
Brading • Scaldeford, near
Apse Heath and
Lake • Sheat, north of
Gatcombe • Shoflet, on the western bank of
King's Quay • Standen (East), south west of
Downend • Standed (West), south of
Shide • Stenbury, east of
Whitwell • Walpan, north of
Walpen Chine • Watchingwell (Lower and Upper), north of
Apesdown and north east of
Vittlefields • Week, north of
St Lawrence and east of
Whitwell, up
Week Down • Whitcombe, east of
Bowcombe and up
Garstons Down • Whitefield, in
Whitefield Wood and east of
Ashey • Whitefield (Little), in
Ashey • Wilmingham, south of
Yarmouth on the eastern bank of the
Western Yar. • Woolverton, in
Hillway • Wolverton, south of
Shorwell Hertfordshire Kent :
See Lost villages of the Romney Marsh for more detail. • Buttdarts (over one of the larger marsh drains), • Dengemarsh, south of Lydd •
Dode (Dowde), , in
Luddesdowne parish near
Gravesend • Eastbridge, •
Fairfield, • Falconhurst, • Galloways, not marked on OS Map: ?TR 0017 •
Hampton-on-Sea, • Hope All Saints, • Midley, SW of Old Romney, • Orgarswick, NW of Dymchurch, • Paddlesworth, near
Snodland, • Shorne, • Shuart, • Snave, •
Stone Chapel near
Ospringe Lancashire • Fairhurst, lost hamlet near
Parbold •
Gambleside, abandoned in 1866 • Greenbooth, abandoned and submerged village under a
reservoir Leicestershire • Aldeby SK552987 Deserted Medieval Village in Enderby, now known as St Johns after its ruined parish church • Allhallows SK785361 Lost place in
Redmile, recorded as Alhallowes in 1579 • Alton SK390148 Deserted Medieval Village in Ravenstone • Alwolton Lost place in Hoby, recorded in 1322 as Utteralwolton where Utter means outer or remote • Ambion SK400003 Deserted Medieval Village in
Sutton Cheney, reputedly abandoned at the time of the
Battle of Bosworth • Andreskirk SK392222 Deserted Medieval Village in
Breedon on the Hill, located to its west • Atterton SP353983 Deserted Medieval Village • Baggrave SK697088 Deserted Medieval Village in Hungarton • Beacon Hill SK513146 Lost place in Woodhouse Eaves, site of an Iron Age hill fort, perhaps a lookout over the Soar valley for the Corieltauvi tribe • Beckingthorpe SK808394 Lost place in Bottesford, recorded as Beclintorp about 1300 • Bescaby SK823623 Deserted Medieval Village • Bigging, Lost place in Leicester, recorded as le Bigginge in 1323, it was a group of buildings close to the abbey of St Mary de Pratis, perhaps near SK580062 • Bradgate SK535103 Deserted Medieval Village in
Newtown Linford, abandoned for the building of
Bradgate House • Bradley SP823954 Lost place in Nevill Holt, recorded as Bradel in the 12th century, and the site of an Augustinian Priory from about 1200 • Brascote SK443025 Deserted Medieval Village in Newbold Verdon • Brentingby SK784198 Deserted Medieval Village •
Bromkinsthorpe SK560040 Lost place in St Mary's Field Leicester, now Braunstone Gate • Brooksby SK670160 Deserted Medieval Village • Bulwarks, The SK405233 Lost place in Breedon on the Hill, site of an Iron Age hill fort, perhaps in the western border zone of the Corieltauvi tribe •
Burrough Hill SK770120 Lost place in Burrough on the Hill, site of an Iron Age hill fort, perhaps the central place of the Corieltauvi tribe before the Roman invasion • Burrowchurch SK835185 Lost place in Wymondham, located to its west •
Keythorpe SP765995 Deserted Medieval Village in Tugby • Kilwardby SK354166 Lost place in Ashby de la Zouch, now represented by Kilwardby Street • St Michael SK584049 Lost place in Leicester, recorded in 1220, it was one of its medieval parishes and lay in the north quarter
Lincolnshire •
Aunby, •
Avethorpe, Location unknown •
Banthorp near
Greatford, See Banthorpe Wood. •
Casewick North East
Uffington, – The name survives in Casewick Hall. •
Casthorpe near
Barrowby, (East Casthorpe), (West Casthorpe) •
Beckfield,
Kirmond le Mire, •
Birthorpe,
Billingborough, •
Burreth, Lincolnshire •
Brauncewell, east of Modern
Brauncewell, •
Bruer, Controversially listed as DMV by Beresford & Hurst. •
Butyate, near
Bardney •
Coates medieval settlement, near
Stow •
Cold Hanworth medieval settlement, at
Cold Hanworth •
Crofton •
Dembleby Shrunken village •
Dunsby, east of
Brauncewell Note there is a surviving village of the
same name in the south of the County. •
Elsthorpe, near
Edenham. •
Gainsthorpe, near
Kirton Lindsey, (One of the best-preserved DMV sites in Britain, now in the care of
English Heritage •
Ganthorpe,
Stoke Rochford. •
Goltho, •
Graby shrunken village west of
Dowsby, •
Hanby, •
Little Lavington, near
Lenton, Recorded as late as 1846. •
Newbo near
Barrowby, •
North Cadeby, •
North Rauceby shrunken village, •
North Stoke,
Stoke Rochford. •
Orford, south of
Brookenby, •
Osgodby, South of
Lenton, Lincolnshire, The name is preserved in the farm at the location, and in the parish name. •
Ouesby,
Billingborough, •
Ringsthorpe, west of
Barkston, •
Ringstone, south of
Rippingale, •
Roxton, south of Immingham. •
Sempringham shrunken village, •
Sapperton, Somewhere near
Welbourn, See also
un-named village near Welbourn, •
Scott Willougbhy shrunken village •
Silkby near
Silk Willoughby, •
Skinnand, Shown on OS map •
Southorpe, near
Edenham. •
Sudwelle near
Swayfield, •
Thorpe,
Laythorpe and
Burgh, location unknown, all associated with
Kirkby la Thorpe •
Twyford south of
Colsterworth, Note: there is a similarly named surviving village at SK728103 – The name at Colsterworth is preserved in nearby woodland. •
Waterton, •
West Laughton, west of
Laughton •
Wyham, •
West Wykeham •
East Wykeham •
Wykeham (Nettleton) Merseyside •
Stanlow Island Middlesex •
Heathrow (sometimes "Heath Row"). Demolished in the 1940s to allow construction of what was then London Airport, renamed
Heathrow Airport in 1966.
Norfolk There are believed to be around 200 lost settlements in Norfolk. Many of these are deserted medieval villages.
Northamptonshire :
See also List of lost settlements in Northamptonshire. Northumberland • Anterchester, • Bockenfield, • West
Backworth,
Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire For former villages whose sites were in Berkshire until the 1974 county boundary changes please see the Berkshire section, above. •
Asterleigh, south-west of
Kiddington, •
Brookend, north-west of
Chastleton, •
Clare, north-west of
Pyrton, •
Ditchley, south of
Enstone, •
Dornford, north-east of
Wootton, •
Hordley, south-east of
Wootton, •
Tusmore, south of
Brackley, •
Wheatfield, south of
Tetsworth, •
Widford, west of
Swinbrook, •
Willaston, east of
Hethe,
Rutland •
Alsthope, east of
Oakham •
Exton shrunken village, •
Hardwick, – Site of the
Battle of Losecote Field •
Horn, • Ingthorpe,
Tinwell •
Martinsthorpe, south of Oakham, •
Pickworth shrunken village,
Shropshire •
Upton Cressett medieval settlement, at
Upton Cressett Somerset • Clicket, a small village abandoned by 1891. • Moreton, abandoned in the early 1950s to allow the creation of
Chew Valley Lake reservoir. • Nether Adber, medieval settlement predating current village of Marston Magna.
Suffolk •
Akethorpe, now part of
Lowestoft •
Alnesbourne in Hallowtree parish south-east of
Ipswich •
Alston St. John •
Chilton, east of
Sudbury • Croscroft, near
Sotterley in
Wangford Hundred • Dunningworth •
Imber – commandeered for military use in 1943 •
Marten, Grafton – deserted medieval village •
Old Sarum – replaced by Salisbury from 13th century • Shaw,
West Overton – deserted medieval village • Sheldon,
Chippenham Without – deserted medieval village •
Snap, near
Aldbourne – abandoned in early 20th century •
Witherington, Downton – abandoned in 15th century; a farm remains •
Wyck, near Tisbury – deserted in 14th century
Worcestershire •
Elmley Lovett •
Grafton Flyford •
Rock moated site and medieval village, at
Rock Yorkshire •
Argam, in the
East Riding of Yorkshire •
Clotherholme, in North Yorkshire •
Colden Parva, in the East Riding of Yorkshire • Easington (in the
Forest of Bowland) •
East Tanfield, near Ripon •
Henderskelfe, near
Castle Howard •
High Worsall, near
Yarm •
Howgrave, near Ripon •
Lodge, North Yorkshire in Upper Nidderdale • Newsham, near
Bempton • Skipsea DMV, near
Skipsea •
Stainsby, near
Thornaby •
Wharram Percy DMV, near Malton, (One of the best-preserved DMV sites in Britain, now in the care of
English Heritage) ==Scotland==