Cold Hanworth medieval settlement and cultivation remains

Cold Hanworth medieval settlement lies in Lincolnshire, just north of Lincoln and beside the modern village of Cold Hanworth. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, showing how early it was established. By the mid-14th century the village began to shrink, and by the 17th century parts were turned into pasture. By the 18th century the settlement was almost empty, leaving only traces behind. The remains include earthworks south and east of All Saints Church, which itself stands on the site of a medieval church rebuilt in the 19th century. A main street once ran south of the church, curving east for about 150 metres before turning north. Along both sides of this street lie the outlines of houses and outbuildings, visible as rectangular ditch-enclosed plots. A second street ran north–south just west of the church, leading to the settlement’s northern edge. Beyond the village earthworks, ridge-and-furrow patterns spread across the fields. These low ridges, up to 0.3 metres high, mark the medieval open-field system once used for growing crops. The scene today shows how farming and settlement once shaped this quiet corner of Lincolnshire.