Detourmap
Ghost towns in United Kingdom
United Kingdom has 46 ghost towns on Detourmap — ghost towns, abandoned settlements and industry left to rot. The best known is Dunwich. All of them are below.
- Ghost towns
- 46
- Of archaeological
- 46 of 1,708
- Little known
- 42 of 46
- Oldest
- Grace Dieu Priory 1201
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2.Stowe, Buckinghamshire
Archaeological · Notable
Civil parish and former village in Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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6.Goltho
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Civil parish and abandoned village in Lincolnshire, England, UK
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8.Chapel Ascote
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England
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12.Houghton on the Hill
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Abandoned village and former civil parish in Norfolk, UK
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15.Caldecote
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Abandoned village in the parish of Oxborough, Breckland, Norfolk, England
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16.Mintlyn
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Deserted medieval village and former civil parish in Norfolk, United Kingdom
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17.Wauldby
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Former village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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18.Skinnand
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Former village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, UK
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23.Fisherrow
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Harbour and former fishing village at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
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28.East Wykeham
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Former village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, UK
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33.Remains of Northeye village
Archaeological · 13th century · Hidden gem
Deserted medieval village of Northeye, 885m south-west of Old Road Farm, now historic archaeological site
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34.Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Deserted village in Dorset, England, UK
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39.East Point, British Indian Ocean Territory
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ghost town in British Indian Ocean Territory, United Kingdom
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40.Braunston Cleves or Fawcliff
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Former village in Northamptonshire, England, UK
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41.Lomer, deserted medieval settlement
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Exton, Winchester, England, UK
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43.Medieval Settlement, south-east of Upton Cressett Hall
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Human settlement in Shropshire, England, UK
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44.Medieval settlement, including site of chapel and part of the open field system, immediately north east of Alkmonton Old Hall Fa
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Deserted medieval village in Derbyshire, England, UK
Questions about this page
How many ghost towns are there in United Kingdom?
46 on this map, out of 1,708 archaeological & historic sites in United Kingdom. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.
What is the best known ghost town in United Kingdom?
Dunwich. Village and civil parish in Suffolk, UK.
Which ghost towns in United Kingdom are the least visited?
42 of the 46 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.
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