Sudeley Castle
Searching for the lost medieval village of Sudeley on the grounds of Sudeley Castle
Love medieval history?
DigVentures is crowdfunding a dig to search for the lost medieval village of Sudeley.
Join the digBefore Sudeley Castle, there was the medieval village of Sudeley.
For 400 hundred years, Sudeley was one of the largest settlements in the region – home to forty households when it was documented in the Domesday Book.
But in the 15th century the settlement, along with the stories of the villagers and what happened to them, vanished.
Since then, the original location of this lost medieval village had never been rediscovered… until new evidence from LiDAR imagery revealed the ruined village’s possible location on the grounds of Sudeley Castle.
There are lost, deserted, and abandoned medieval villages scattered all over Britain, and each village has its own story to tell. Now we’re searching for Sudeley’s story: where exactly was this settlement, what happened to its people, and why did they leave?
Videos (10)
Join us for video tours, go behind the scenes in the finds room or watch the latest project updates.
Articles (4)
Go in-depth with updates from the dig and read more supporting articles about the project.
3D Models (2)
Explore our trenches and some of our finds in glorious 3D.
3D Model: Trench 22
3D Model: Trench 21
Reports (10)
From Project Designs to Final Reports, this is where you can read the official nitty gritty detail of everything we’ve found at Sudeley Castle.
Follow our progress
Follow the latest archaeology action from Sudeley Castle as it happens.
