A black and white photograph showing a sloping, grassy field with scattered trees under a pale, overcast sky.

Site of deserted Clopton village (J Barham)

Clopton deserted village

History of Clopton Village

Clopton is a deserted medieval village that stood on a ridge of the same name. It is recorded in the Domesday Book when it was inhabited by 18 peasants. It is believed that the village was deserted between 1500 and 1518 after John Fisher, a London lawyer, purchased the land from the Clopton family to create enclosures. The sites of the church, St Mary, two moated sites and a mill have been located.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clopton,_Cambridgeshire

Field walking report by Cambridge Archaeology Field Group

A grassy landscape features rolling, uneven earth mounds, numerous scattered molehills, and distant trees under a hazy sky.

Clopton deserted village (RCHM)

A field with sheep grazing near several mature trees, under a misty sky with rolling hills in the background.

Clopton deserted village (RCHM)

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