Wharram Percy deserted village.Yorkshire UK.
N 54° 04.026 W 000° 41.234
30U E 651344 N 5993461
The deserted village of Wharram Percy was once a thriving medieval community. The deserted village is set on the side of a remote picturesque valley of the Yorkshire Wolds.
Waymark Code: WM3F21
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/26/2008
Views: 76
The village of Wharram Percy was first laid out in the 10th century, and is mentioned briefly in the Domesday Book.
It survived the devastation caused by William the Conqueror, and later the Black Death, though some of the population of the village did die from the plague.
The village was finally abandoned soon after 1500, when the then Lord of the manor evicted the last 4 families and demolished their houses to make way for more sheep pasture as England's wool trade was taking off.
Property page on English Heritage website: [Web Link]
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Property Address:
Wharram Percy deserted medieval village.
6 miles SE of Malton Yorkshire
on minor unclassified road from B1248
half a mile S of Wharram Le Street.
England.
Property maintained by:: English Heritage
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