Monument record 288 - Henhull Village

The earliest reference to the placename Henhull dates to circa 1230. This may indicate there is the site of a Deserted Medieval Village in the 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. LLandowners also relocated villages for aesthetic reasons and to enable landscaping. Once abandoned the villages quickly became derelict and were not inhabited again surviving only 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.