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Old Erringham deserted village and chapel

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

Also 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).

Why this spot

11th century chapel village, decline after the Black Death

Village above the Adur with an 11th century chapel of ease to Old Shoreham, thriving in the 13th century. The Black Death and changes in farming led to its depopulation and the chapel fell into ruin.View source →

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