The New Murrey and Blue blog

“….There are lost, deserted and shrunken medieval villages scattered all over Britain, and each one has its own unique story to tell. Many were abandoned in the 14th and 15th centuries when landlords emptied the villages to make way for more profitable sheep rearing, but there are plenty of other reasons too {link to Most Historic Towns 2}….”

The above paragraph is taken from here, which gives details of seven of the disappeared villages, with aerial views. It’s a terrible thought that people’s homes and workplaces were destroyed, both for the villagers themselves, and to us in the future.