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The Lost Villages of England Paperback – 30 May 2008

by Leigh Driver (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
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This book showcases 57 of England's most fascinating 'lost' villages, illustrated with full-color, modern day photographs and archive pictures and documents.
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  1. Print length
    176 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    New Holland Publishers Ltd
  4. Publication date
    30 May 2008
  5. Dimensions
    24.77 x 1.91 x 30.48 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1847732186
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1847732187
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Holland Publishers Ltd (30 May 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1847732186
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1847732187
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 24.77 x 1.91 x 30.48 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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  • jagtheboss
    5.0 out of 5 stars Dam good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2024
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    Great book. Surprising places and great stories.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2018
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    good book promptly sent
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  • Mrs. Sma Beament
    5.0 out of 5 stars The fascination of lost villages
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2010
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    I bought this book as a result of discovering the two lost Warwickshire/Northamptonshire villages of Braunstonbury and Wolfhamcote. I had always assumed that villages were deserted either as a result of the Black Death or the enclosures of the eighteenth century but this book makes it clear that it was not as simple as that. Sometimes it is difficult to be sure why villagers abandoned their homes; in the case of these two villages it seems to have been a gradual process although the ravages of the Black Death would have accelerated the villages' decline. I would not like to visit other villages around the country and this book will be an invaluable companion.
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  • Mr. P. D. Humphreys
    5.0 out of 5 stars A super book which teaches and inspires in equal measure
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2006
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    The subject of the 'lost' villages of England is a fascinating one. Although popular tradition states that most such villages were wiped out by the Black Death, far more were destroyed by landowners who wanted to keep sheep, and the British Army has a disgraceful record of taking over people's homes with no compensation offered.

    This book explores many such deserted villages in detail, and it brings the subject to life with authoritative text and extremely evocative photographs. It's impossible not to feel the mystery and lost history of these abandoned places. My only complaint is that this book does not cover ten times as many villages!
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  • DAVID MYCOCK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lost villages is a hit
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2014
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    This is what I call a beautiful book, nicely written and beautiful to look. You do not have to be a history buff to delight in reading it, hard to put down when you open the first page.
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  • Patsy Jennings
    4.0 out of 5 stars The Lost Villages Of England
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 March 2009
    Interesting book with a wide range of places included. Pictures are clear. I think it would have been better in hard back.
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  • EM Holland
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lost Villages
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 February 2013
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    bought for my father as a christmas present & everytime I visit he tells me more on villages which have dissapeared now looking to see if there's a part 2 as this definately left you wanting more .
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  • Helandgray
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2014
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    Useful reference and an eye opener
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