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Site record MDR3330 - Kniveton Shrunken Village, St James farm, Kniveton

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Crofts and tofts of an abandoned medieval village. (1) House platform observed in northern part of field with other earthworks. Some evidence for erosion of buried rubble structures either side of a gulley (hollow way?) leading south down to the stream. (2) Reviewed (2026), earthworks mentioned still visible using LiDAR.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Digital data: Environment Agency. 2026. LiDAR Survey Data, 1m DTM.
  • <1> Bibliographic reference:
  • <2> Unpublished document: Connelly, P (University of Liverpool). 1997. Proposed Conservation Area for Kniveton: Field Survey.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 207 501 (154m by 136m) Approximate
Civil Parish KNIVETON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR1783

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Record last edited

Aug 20 2026 10:38AM

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