Leicestershire’s medieval shrunken village

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Medieval timber buildings discovered in Leicestershire could shed new light on what village life was like centuries ago. The items were found by archaeology students from the University of Leicester during a dig at the medieval village in Loddington. Archaeologists said the finds were evidence of domestic activity at the site, which also featured stone-built structures thought to be associated with Loddington Hall. BBC Leicester’s Ben Jackson went to find out more with Dr Gavin Speed from University of Leicester Archaeological Services. Produced by Pete Wardman. If you want to know as soon as a new episode is available, make sure you subscribe to Secret Leicestershire on BBC Sounds and have push notifications turned on. Image: BBC