The tractor path leading up to Wharram Percy Local signage revealed it as an '18th Century Improvement Farm', which served as a base for archaeologists excavating the site from 1950 to 1990.

Wharram Percy is one of the largest, best preserved and most famous of the country's 3,000 such villages and was inhabited for six centuries.

12:43, 25 Oct 2021 Updated 17:33, 25 Oct 2021 The remains of the Norman church at the deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy, East Yorkshire (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) ...

The abandoned Yorkshire village of Wharram Percy has been around for more than 2,000 years and is now in the care of Historic England - here is its history.

Be prepared: The route description and sketch map only provide a guide to the walk. You must take out and be able to read a map (O/S Explorer 294) and in cloudy/misty conditions a compass.

On the western edge of the low-lying hills of Northern Yorkshire, England lies the deserted medieval village (DMV) of Wharram Percy. While the earthworks of the village have been known about for ...

Studies of nearly 120 ancient female skeletons from Wharram Percy, near Malton, North Yorkshire, suggest that rural members of the gentler sex were, in fact, muscular and multi-tasking all-rounders.

The abandoned Yorkshire village of Wharram Percy has been around for more than 2,000 years and is now in the care of Historic England - here is its history.