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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

Berkshire[2]

Cambridgeshire

Cumbria

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

Durham

East Riding of Yorkshire

East Sussex[9]

Gloucestershire

Hertfordshire[10]

Kent

see also the lost villages of the Romney Marsh for more detail

Leicestershire[11]

  • Aldeby SK552987 in Enderby, now St Johns
  • Allhallows Lost place in Redmile, recorded as Alhallowes in 1579[12]
  • Alton SK390148 in Ravenstone
  • Ambion SK400003 in Sutton Cheney, reputedly abandoned at the time of the Battle of Bosworth
  • Andreskirk SK392222 in Breedon on the Hill, to its west
  • Atterton SP353983
  • Baggrave SK697088 in Hungarton
  • Beckingthorpe Lost place in Bottesford, recorded as Beclintorp about 1300[13]
  • Bescaby SK823623
  • Bittesby SP500860
  • Bradgate SK535103 in Newtown Linford, abandoned for the building of Bradgate House
  • Brascote SK443025 in Newbold Verdon
  • Brentingby SK784198
  • Bromkinsthorpe SK560040 in St Mary’s Field Leicester, now Braunstone Gate
  • Brooksby SK670160
  • Burrowchurch Lost place in Wymondham, to its west[14]
  • Canby Lost place in Sileby which gave its name to one of the three Sileby medieval great fields[15]
  • Charleyston Lost place in Charley recorded in 1280[16]
  • Colby Lost place in Thurmaston close to boundary with Humberstone[17]
  • Cold Newton SK716065
  • Cotes de Val SP553887 in Gilmorton
  • Dishley SK513212
  • Elmesthorpe SP460965
  • Eye Kettleby SK734167 in Melton Mowbray
  • Foston SP604950
  • Frisby SK704020 between Billesdon and Gaulby
  • Garendon SK502199 in Loughborough
  • Gopsall SK353064 in Twycross
  • Great Stretton SK657005
  • Hamilton SK645075 in Barkby Thorpe
  • Hardwick Lost place in Bottesford, recorded about 1220 as Herdewic[18]
  • Hardwick SP720970 Lost place in Shangton, recorded 1252 as Herdwyk[19]
  • Holyoaks SP845957 in Stockerston
  • Hungerton Lost place in Wigston Magna, recorded about 1285 as Hungertonhill[20]
  • Ingarsby SK684055 in Hungarton
  • Keythorpe SP765995 in Tugby
  • Kilwardby Lost place in Ashby de la Zouch, now represented by Kilwardby Street[21]
  • Knaptoft SP626895
  • Leesthorpe SK792136 in Pickwell
  • Lilinge Lost place between Ullesthorpe and Bitteswell, included in Domesday in Guthlaxton Wapentake[22]
  • Lindley SP365958 in Higham on the Hill, now under the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) Proving Ground
  • Lowesby SK725078
  • Lubbesthorpe SK541011
  • Misterton SP556840
  • Naneby SK435025 in Cadeby
  • Netone Lost place included in Domesday in Gartree Wapentake
  • Newbold Folville SK706120 in Ashby Folville
  • Newbold Saucey SK765090 in Owston
  • Normanton Turville SP489995
  • North Marefield SK752088
  • Noseley SP733987
  • Othorpe SP771995 in Slawston
  • Quenby SK702065 in Hungarton
  • Ringlethorpe SK776235 in Scalford, now the location of Goldsmith Grange
  • Sauvey Lost place in Withcote, recorded as Salvee in 1229, was the location of Sauvey Castle[23]
  • Shelthorpe SK545185 in Loughborough
  • Shoby SK683203
  • Stapleford SK813183
  • Staunton Harold SK379209
  • Stormsworth SP583806 in Westrill and Starmore, the name has evolved into Starmore
  • Sysonby SK739190 in Melton Mowbray, traditionally where the River Eye became the River Wreake
  • Toston SK800370 Lost place in Bottesford, recorded as Toxtonhyl in 1304, now represented by Toston Hill[24]
  • Welby SK725210
  • Wellsborough SK365024 in Sibson
  • Westcotes SK570300 in St Mary’s Field Leicester
  • Weston SK303027 in Orton on the Hill, now the location of Moor Barns Farm
  • Westrill Lost place in Westrill and Starmore, recorded as Westerhyll in 1578, perhaps located at Gravel Hill SP580800[25]
  • Westthorpe Lost place in Bottesford, recorded as Westorp in 1249. Easthorpe is still a settlement in the parish[26]
  • Whatborough SK767060
  • Whittington SP486083 in Ratby
  • Willesley SK340146
  • Willows SK660180 in Ragdale
  • Wistow SP644958
  • Withcote SK797059
  • Woodcote SK354187 in Ashby de la Zouch
  • Wyfordby SK792189

Lincolnshire

Norfolk

Main article: List of lost settlements in Norfolk

North Yorkshire

Northamptonshire[82][83]

Northumberland

Nottinghamshire[84]

Oxfordshire

For former villages whose sites were in Berkshire until the 1974 county boundary changes please see the Berkshire section, above.

Rutland

Suffolk

Sussex

Warwickshire

Wiltshire

Scotland

Aberdeenshire

East Ayrshire

East Lothian

Fife

Lanarkshire

Moray

  • Findhorn, original settlement lost to inundation

Na h-Eileanan Siar

  • St. Kilda, forced evacuation in the early 20th c.

Scottish Borders

  • Duns, Modern town 1 km away from the original burgh which was destroyed by the English three times in the 16th century [2]
  • Langton, original village cleared to make way for parkland and replaced by the modern Gavinton
  • Old Jedward, House near site, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Jedburgh
  • Roxburgh, Substantial settlement founded by David I as one his first Royal Burghs, acted as de facto capital of Scotland, and destroyed repeatedly during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The Royal Burgh was finally abandoned in the late 15th c.[98][3]
  • Rutherford, Farm now on site, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of St Boswells

Wales

Powys

Monmouthshire

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  33. ^ "National Monument record for Beckfield, Lincolnshire".
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  39. ^ "National Monument Record for the DMV at Crofton, Lincolnshire".
  40. ^ "National Monument Record for the shrunken village of Dembleby, Lincolnshire".
  41. ^ "National Monument Record for the DMV at Dunsby, Lincolnshire".
  42. ^ "National Monument record for Elsthorpe, Lincolnshire".
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  47. ^ "National Monument Record for the shrunken village at Graby, Lincolnshire".
  48. ^ "National Monument Record for DMV at Hanby, Lincolnshire".
  49. ^ "National Monument Record for Little Lavington, Lincolnshire".
  50. ^ "National Monument Record for DMV at Newbo, Lincolnshire".
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  52. ^ "National Monument Record for North Stoke".
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  55. ^ "National Monument record for Ouseby, Lincolnshire".
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  58. ^ "National Monument Record for DMV Sempringham, Lincolnshire".
  59. ^ "National Monument record for Sapperton, Lincolnshire".
  60. ^ "National Monument record for un-named village near Welbourn, Lincolnshire".
  61. ^ "National Monument Record for the DMV at Scott Willoughby, Lincolnshire".
  62. ^ "National Monument record for Silkby, Lincolnshire".
  63. ^ "National Monument record for Skinnand, Lincolnshire".
  64. ^ "National Monument record for Southorpe, Lincolnshire".
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  66. ^ "National Monument Record for Sudwelle".
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  69. ^ "National Monument Record for second DMV found at Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire".
  70. ^ "National Monument Record for third DMV found at Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire".
  71. ^ "National Monument Record for Twyford".
  72. ^ "National Monument Record for West Laughton, Lincolnshire".
  73. ^ "National Monument Record for additional settlement at Laughton, Lincolnshire".
  74. ^ "National Monument Record for West Wykeham, Lincolnshire".
  75. ^ "National Monument Record for East Wykeham, Lincolnshire".
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  93. ^ "National Monument record for DMV Horn, Rutland".
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