Monument record 270/0 - Newbold by Nantwich

The Village of Newbold by Nantwich is first mentioned c.1319. It was probably located in the eastern part of Edleston Parish. Medieval and later villages were abandoned by their inhabitants for many reasons. The effects of disease and poor harvests made rural living difficult, and whole communities are thought to have relocated to urban settlements. Landowners were also keen on relocating settlements for aesthetic reasons and for landscaping. Once abandoned the villages quickly became derelict and were not inhabited again surviving as earthworks, often visible only from aerial photographs. They can also be identified by documentary evidence or the presence of a church where there is no settlement.