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England, Northamptonshire

Muscott 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 emptied after the Black Death, sheep pasture by the 1500s

Domesday village near Brockhall that lost most of its people after the Black Death of 1348. In the 16th century the Spencer family bought the manor and turned the land to sheep pasture.View source →

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