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Waterden deserted medieval village

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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

Also 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, enclosed by the early 1700s

Small Domesday settlement with 24 taxpayers in 1332 that escaped the worst of the Black Death but was no longer taxed as a village by the early 16th century. The land was enclosed by the early 18th century and a 16th century hall was demolished in 1781.View source →

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