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Leicestershire Deserted Villages And Lost Places
:''See also Leicestershire section of List of lost settlements in the United Kingdom'' The identification of Deserted Villages and Lost Places in Leicestershire owes much to the pioneering work of William George Hoskins William George Hoskins (22 May 1908 – 11 January 1992) was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history. ... during his time at the University of Leicester. Beginnings Hoskins prepared his first list of such places for publication by the Leicestershire Archaeological Society in 1945. This list was updated in his book ''Essays in Leicestershire History'' published in 1950. In 1956 he published in the Transactions an account of seven of the key sites, Baggrave, Cold Newton, Great Stretton, Hamilton, Ingarsby, Lowesby and Quenby. He wrote numerous other articles and contributed to the ''Victoria History of the County of Leices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lost Settlements In The United Kingdom
This list of lost settlements in the United Kingdom includes deserted medieval villages (DMVs), shrunken villages, abandoned villages and other settlements known to have been lost, depopulated or significantly reduced in size over the centuries. There are estimated to be as many as 3,000 DMVs in England. Grid references are given, where known. England Note that in many cases English settlements are listed under the relevant historical 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |