England, Northamptonshire
Faxton abandoned hilltop village
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Sea potteryAlso 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, last church demolished 1959
Village named after a Norse settler, recorded in Domesday with perhaps 60 to 80 people and later having a church, rectory, hall and almshouses founded in 1730. Only 31 people remained in 1931, the church closed in 1939 and was demolished in 1959.View source →
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