Monument record MLI30607 - SITE OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, CORNSTALL
Summary
SITE OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, CORNSTALL
Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Church destroyed by Lancastrian army 1461. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Site almost certainly on site of present Cornstall buildings. Stood just within medieval walls. Earliest ref temp Henry II. No evidence for foundation. Must have vanished as building in C14. In 1304 sessions of ecclesiastical court held within it. Parish absorbed into St Georges. {5}
TF03300726: A service trench dug Sept 1979, Cornstall buildings parallel to houses. Skeletons were reported appearing at N end. Cornstall buildings were built on site of St Mary (???) Cornstall. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2751 Index: Ordnance Survey. O.S. cards for Stamford. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:10,1961, FC.
- <2> SLI3292 Index: SMR cards for Stamford. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:BK -.
- <3> SLI322 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1934. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 1' in the Archaeological Journal. VOL 90, P 381.
- <4> SLI479 Article in Serial: NEVINSON, C.. 1879. 'HISTORY OF STAMFORD' in JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. 160.
- <5> SLI1102 Bibliographic Reference: Hartley, J.S. and Rogers, A.. 1974. The Religious Foundations of Medieval Stamford. -.
- <6> SLI3292 Index: SMR cards for Stamford. STAMFORD. -,1979, -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 0330 0723 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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