SHIPTON LEE
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Historical records of medieval settlement deserted in the sixteenth to seventeenth centuries, partly surviving as earthworks.
EXCELLENT HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION; A C16 MAP SHOWS VILLAGE CLUSTER HERE; DEPOPULATION REPORTED 1517, ALLEGEDLY OF 1504. IN 1608 THERE WERE 10 TENANTS (B4).
EARTHWORKS VISIBLE ON APS - SEE COMMENTS (B6-7).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Historical records of medieval settlement deserted in the sixteenth to seventeenth centuries, partly surviving as earthworks.
Date Listed
n/a