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England, Lincolnshire

Coates-by-Stow deserted medieval village

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: site protected).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Domesday village cut down by the Black Death

Village of six households in 1086 whose church and land went to Welbeck Abbey in the late 12th century. It grew into the 14th century, then lost people to the Black Death and never recovered.View source →

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