Leek Wootton Medieval Settlement

1 The probable extent of the medieval settlement at Leek Wootton based on the OS map of 1886, 33NW.
2 The 1886 map shows settlement clustered around the central intersection of roads. There are several empty plots/little fields, suggesting shrinkage, and some of these contain trees and orchards. There is no apparent boundary hedge, and aerial photos (RAF and mapdata) show no survival of ridge and furrow immediately around the village. There are two known areas of desertion, WA 2552 and WA 2554, and the present church is on the site of a medieval one. To the west lie the sites of Lower and Upper Woodcote; Woodcote is listed in Domesday but Leek Wootton is not.