England, Oxfordshire
Tusmore Black Death deserted village
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Sea potteryAlso reported: strap ends.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Saxon village abandoned after the Black Death
Saxon settlement held by Walter Giffard in 1086 and the poorest village in its hundred by the early 14th century. The Black Death emptied it and by 1358 Sir Roger de Cotesford was licensed to enclose the abandoned land.View source →
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