Monument record MDR4286 - Deserted medieval settlement (site of), Woodcote, Smisby

Type and Period (1)

DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1446 AD to 1468 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Full Description

The depopulation of Woodcote may be provisionally dated to between 1446 and 1468. Nothing is left except eight fields not far from Smisby, still called Woodcote Closes, covering about 53 acres, in some of which the village probably stood, and Woodcock-lane on one side of them, leading from the town of Ashby. (1, 2) The site is given the grid reference of SK 354187 in the Deserted Medieval Village Research Group's 5th Annual Report of 1957. (3) This grid reference lies in Leicestershire. The indicated area is almost completely arable; nothing of interest was seen. (4) The area around SK 353186 (approximately) is one of archaeological interest as it is believed to contain the lost village of Woodcote. In 1988 it was described as arable and grazing land. (5)

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SDR6004 Bibliographic reference: Hoskins, W G. 1950. Essays in Leics History. 105.
<2> SDR7158 Bibliographic reference: Nichols, J. 1804. The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester. Volume III, part 2. p 634.
<3> SDR5048 Article in serial: 1957. DMV Research Group, 5th Annual Report.
<4> SDR6335 Personal Observation: F1 FRH 28-JUL-66.
<5> SDR18918 Unpublished document: County Treasure Recording Form. 7(b).1, with photos.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Location

Grid reference	Not recorded
County	LEICESTERSHIRE

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Related Events/Activities (1)

EDR1457

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2015 12:37PM