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Winterborne Farringdon deserted village

Ghost town Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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

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

medieval village depopulated by the 1700s

Village south of Dorchester recorded in 1397 and too small to tax by 1428, down to three households by the late 16th century. In 1773 it was noted as having been empty for some time.View source →

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