Monument record MDR5935 - Possible shrunken medieval village, Sutton Scarsdale, Sutton Cum Duckmanton

Sutton Scarsdale shrunken medieval village is listed in a survey as a site of poor visual quality with four crofts recognisable. The earliest documented occupation of the site, which is associated with a manor house and church, is 1086 A.D. (1) There is suggested evidence of village shrinkage at SK 44076880, with irregular platforms visible adjacent to the stumps of an old avenue of trees. Sutton Scarsdale is mentioned in Domesday Book. (2)