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It is the period from the early medieval period onwards that has excited most public interest in lost places, especially the Deserted Medieval Villages of the county. In some cases, their depopulation was due to the national economic decline that was accelerated by the Black Death in the 14th century. [17]
Following the Black Death, the village was abandoned, and the church stood empty for centuries. In 1901 it was purchased by an antiquarian, George Matthews Arnold, Mayor of Gravesend. [6] He restored the walls and roof of the church and in 1954 the Arnold family returned the building to the Catholic Church. [7]
Abandoned village in Russia The remains of a fieldstone church in Dangelsdorf Germany, from the 14th century Moggessa di Qua near Moggio Udinese/Italy Glanzenberg, a 13th-century town in Unterengstringen, Switzerland Villa Epecuén . An abandoned village is a village that has, for some reason, been deserted. In many countries, and throughout ...
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3]
The reason for the village's depopulation is unknown, but the poor agriculture, a move away from arable farming, a change in climate and the black death have been all been considered as possible reasons. [1] The site was identified by the County of Derbyshire in 1956 as a scheduled monument.
The village was mentioned as Ufelmscote in the Domesday Book, and was abandoned sometime in the late 14th century and is classified as a deserted medieval village. Local legend suggests that the village was wiped out by the Black Death brought in by refugees from London , but there is no evidence to support this.
English: The Black Death spread rapidly along the major European sea and land trade routes. Spread of bubonic plague in medieval Europe. The colors indicate the spatial distribution of plague outbreaks over time. Spread of plague in the 1340s: 1347 mid-1348 early-1349 late-1349 Areas that escaped with minor plague outbreak.
The Black Death was the first occurrence of the second pandemic, [90] which continued to strike England and the rest of Europe more or less regularly until the 18th century. The first serious recurrence in England came in the years 1361−62.