Beresford’s Lost Villages

Yorkshire (West Riding)

At the moment we are still continuing our further research on this county. Below you can find a list of the villages that were listed in 1968. They can also be viewed on the Village Explorer but we have not at this point evaluated the evidence for the site. You can see the basic skeleton data for this settlement. It is located at the grid reference recorded in 1968, and on some occasions this may not be accurate. If you require further information on any of these villages please email dmv@hull.ac.uk.

List of deserted villages recorded in 1968

  • Adel
  • Aismunderby
  • Allerton Mauleverer
  • Alwoodley
  • Azerley
  • Battersby
  • Bilham
  • Bolton
  • Brandon
  • Bustardthorpe
  • Byram cum Poole
  • Cayton
  • Chevet
  • Clareton
  • Clotherholme
  • Easedike
  • Eavestone
  • Folifoot, East
  • Frickley
  • Gawthorpe
  • Givendale
  • Grimston
  • Haganby
  • Haldenby
  • Hammerton
  • Hangthwaite
  • Harewood
  • Hazelwood
  • Herleshow
  • Hornington
  • Huddleston
  • Kirkby Ouseburn
  • Lead
  • Lofthouse
  • Lotherton
  • Mulwith
  • Newby
  • Newsam, Temple
  • Newton Waleys
  • Nunwick
  • Oglethorpe
  • Oulston
  • Pallathorpe
  • Parlington
  • Ribstone Magna
  • Scagglethorpe
  • Scawsby
  • Skelton
  • Skibeden
  • Skinthorpe
  • Sleningford
  • Stancil
  • Stapleton
  • Steeton
  • Stockeld
  • Stockton
  • Stotfield
  • Stubbs
  • Studley Parva
  • Thornville, Old
  • Thorpe Stapleton
  • Thorpe Underwood
  • Tilts
  • Timble, Little
  • Toulston
  • Walkingham
  • Wallerthwaite
  • Westwick
  • Wharncliffe
  • Wheldale
  • Wildthorpe
  • Wilstrop
  • Wothersome
  • Wrangbrook