NHER 2401 (Monument record) - Thorpland deserted medieval village

This is the site of the deserted medieval village of Thorpland, attested to by documentary sources and finds recovered from here in 1964 when a gravel pit was extended over part of the area. These finds included medieval and later sherds, human skeletons, coffin nails, paten and chalice, lead fragments and building materials. This evidence points to the presence of a church with an associated graveyard. The reasons for abandonment are not clear but it is likely that a dwindling population was unable to maintain a settlement here and consequently relocated.