Monument record MLI20134 - MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT OF CLOUGH
Summary
MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT OF CLOUGH
Type and Period (1)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
THE SETTLEMENT OF CLOUGH IS ONE OF THE LONG ESTABLISHED HAMLETS IN GOSBERTON, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT MENTIONED IN DOMESDAY. CLOUGH IS A FEN WORD FOR A SLUICE. {1}
This area is likely to be the medieval core of a long linear settlement which became more densely populated and built up in the eighteeth and nineteenth centuries. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. 5 P53, 63.
- <2> SLI13883 Website: British Library. 2011->. Ordnance Survey Drawings. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/ordsurvdraw/index.html. p37.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1908 2969 (318m by 440m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GOSBERTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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