This list of lost settlements in the United Kingdom includes deserted medieval villages (DMVs), shrunken villages, abandoned villages and other settlements known to have been lost, depopulated or significantly reduced in size over the centuries. There are estimated to be as many as 3,000 DMVs in England. Grid references are given, where known.

England

Note that in many cases English settlements are listed under the relevant historic county, rather than the modern administrative unit.

Bedfordshire

Berkshire

Buckinghamshire

From Beresford's Lost Villages except Old Wolverton.

Cambridgeshire

Includes former villages whose sites were in Huntingdonshire until the 1974 county boundary changes.

Cheshire

Cumbria

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

County Durham

Gloucestershire

Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

• Aldwick, • Alfledawich (Beauchamps), • Alswick, • Aspenden II, • Ayot St Lawrence, • Ayot St Peter, • Berkeden (Berkesdon Green), • Betlow, • Bordesden (Bozen Green), • Boxbury, • Bricewold • Brickendon, • Broadfield, • Broadmead, • Burston, • Caldecote, • Chaldean, • Chesfield, • Childwick, • Cockenach, • Cockhamsted, • Corney Bury, • Digswell, • Flaunden, • Flexmere, • Gilston, • Great Munden, • Gubblecote, • Hainstone • Hanstead, • Hixham, • Hodenhoe, • Ichetone (Layston), • Kitts End, • Lewarewich (Leverage) near, • Libury (Stutereshele), • Mardley, • Maydencroft (Furnival Dinsley), • Minsden, • Miswell, • Moor Green, • Napsbury, • Nettleden II, • Newsells, • North Mymms, • Oxwich near Codicote • Oston • Pendley, • Plashes, • Queenhoo, • Quickswood, • Sapeham • Stagenhoe, • Stanstead Abbotts, • Stevenage, • Stivicesworde • Stocks, • Stonebury, • Temple Dinsley, • Thorley, • Throcking, • Thundridge, • Tiscott, • Titburst (Theobald Street), • Wakeley, • Wandon, • Wellbury, • Welei (Wain Wood) • Wickham, • Windridge, • Wollenwick (Woolwicks),

Kent

Lancashire

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

Merseyside

Middlesex

Norfolk

There are believed to be around 200 lost settlements in Norfolk. Many of these are deserted medieval villages.

Northamptonshire

• Achurch • Althorp, • Appletree • Armston • Astwell • Astwick • Badsaddle, • Barford, • Boughton, • Braunston Cleves or Fawcliff, • Braunstonbury, • Brime • Brockhall • Burghley • Calme • Caswell • Canons Ashby, • Cotes • Coton, • Cotton, near Grendon, • Cotton Mill • Cotton Mallows • Chilcote, • Churchfield • Church Charwelton, • Doddington Thorpe, • Downtown, • Eaglethorpe • Eastern Neston • Edgcote • Elmington in Ashton • Elmington in Tansor • Elkington, • Falcutt • Fawsley, • Foscote • Faxton, • Field Burcote • Foxley • Furtho • Glassthorpe, • Glendon, • Great Purston • Hale • Holdenby, • Horton, • Hothorpe, • Kelmarsh, • Kingsthorpe • Kirby, • Kirby in Blakesley • Kirby in Gretton • Knuston, • Lilford • Little Creaton, • Little Newton, • Little Oxendon, • Lolham • Lower Catesby, • Mawsley, • Milton • Murcott, • Muscott, • Nether Catesby • Newbottle, • Newbottle in Harrington • Nobold, • Nobottle • Nunton • Papley • Perio • Pipewell, • Potcote • Preston Deanery, • Onley, • Overstone, • Rushton Saint Peter, • Seawell • Sibberton • Silsworth, • Snorscomb, • Stanford, • Steane • Strixton, • Stuchbury • Sulby, • Thorpe, • Thorpe Lubenham • Thrupp, • Torpel • Trafford • Upper Catesby, • Upton • Walcot • Walton • Winwick, • Wolfhampcote, • Woodcroft • Wothorpe • Wythmail,

Northumberland

Nottinghamshire

• Adbolton, • Algarthorpe, • Annesley, • Babworth, • Beesthorpe, • Bilby, • Bingham, • Bolham, • Broadbusk, • Broxtowe, • Carburton, • Clowne, • Clumber, • Colston Basset, • Over Colwick, • Cratley or Crastell, • Dallington, • Danethorpe, • East Chilwell, • East Stoke, • Farworth, • Flawford, • Fleecethorpe, • Gleadthorpe, • Greasley, • Grimston Hill, • Haughton, • Hempshill, • Hermeston, • Holbeck, • Holme Pierrepont, • Horsepool, • Keighton, • Kilvington, • Kinoulton, • Knapthorpe, • Langford, • Little Gringley, • Meering, • Milnthorpe, • Moorhouse, • Morton in Babworth, • Morton in Lenton, • Nettleworth, • Newbold • Normanton, • Osberton, • Ossington, • Oswaldbeck, • Plumtree, • Rayton, • Rempstone, • Rufford, • Serlby, • South Wheatley, • Stanton-on-the-Wolds, • Sutton Passeys, • Swanston, • Thoresby, • Thorney, • Thorpe in the Glebe, • Tiln, • Wainscarre, • Wansley, • Warby, • Welham, • West Burton, • Whimpton Village, • Willoughby by Norwell, • Willoughby by Walesby, • Winkerfield, • Wiverton, • Woodcoates, • Woolsthorpe,

Oxfordshire

For former villages whose sites were in Berkshire until the 1974 county boundary changes please see the Berkshire section, above.

Rutland

Shropshire

Somerset

Suffolk

Surrey

Sussex

• Apuldram • Balmer • Balsdean • Barpham • Binderton • Burton • Charlton • Cudlow • East Itchenor • Erringham • Ford • Hangleton • Heene (in Worthing) • Kingston Buci • Lordington • Lowfield Heath (in Surrey until 1974; church extant) • Manxey • Monkton • Northeye • Old Shoreham • Pangdean • Parham • Pende • Perching • Poyningstown or Chingting • Southerham • South Heighton • Stanmer • Streethill • Sutton • The Lydds • Tidemills

Warwickshire

Wiltshire

Worcestershire

Yorkshire

Scotland

Aberdeenshire

Berwickshire

Caithness

East Ayrshire

East Lothian

Fife

Highland

Lanarkshire

Moray

Na h-Eileanan Siar

Peeblesshire

Perthshire

Roxburghshire

Wales

Anglesey

Gwynedd

Powys

Monmouthshire

Neath Port Talbot

Northern Ireland

Antrim

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