England, Northamptonshire
Upper Catesby shrunken village
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Sea potteryPhotos 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
medieval village shrunk to a hamlet, date not given
Escarpment-top village recorded in 1389 as Overcatsby that shrank to a hamlet of a few 19th and 20th century houses. A Roman cinerary urn was found nearby in 1895 when a shaft was sunk for the Catesby railway tunnel.View source →
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