Monument record MLI32881 - Deserted medieval village of Sempringham

Summary

Deserted medieval village of Sempringham

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Sempringham is mentioned in the Domesday Survey and later records. The population was probably reduced by the Black Death (see 32880 for plague pits). When the Sempringham priory was founded the whole village is said to have entered the monastery. {3} Ploughing has produced Anglo-Saxon stamped ware and medieval pottery. Part of the head of a small Anglo-Saxon brooch was found on the site of the Priory TF105324 as well as a spindle whorl. Aerial photographs show soil or cropmarks at approximately TF106328. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7} The area is under plough. No earthworks are evident, but there is a heavy scatter of green glaze ware, other medieval potsherds and building stone. The present location of the brooch and spindle whorl could not be determined. {1} The head of a Anglo-Saxon brooch was found in the area of the priory and seen at Lincoln Museum in 1962 together with a spindle whorl. {8} Ploughing at Sempringham DMV site reported to have produced Anglo-Saxon stamped sherds as well as normal medieval pottery. In 1965 H Healey collected medieval pottery from the site. {9}{10} Geophysical survey and aerial photograph interpretation revealed many features related to the village, helping to show the layout and extent of the settlement. Finds relating to the village were also recovered during fieldwalking. {13}

Sources/Archives (13)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. POINTON AND SEMPRINGHAM. TF 13 SW:5,1965, DA.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 19:XLII-XLIII: LXII: LXXV.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: BERESFORD, M.W.. 1954. The Lost Villages of England. P 154, 364.
  •  Article in Serial: WHITWELL, J.B.. 1963. Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 10 PART 1 NS, P 8.
  •  Verbal Communication: ADDYMAN P V. -.
  •  Verbal Communication: C.W.. -.
  •  Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-71. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. 106G:UK:1431; 5130-5132,1946, .
  •  Index: SMR FILE. POINTON AND SEMPRINGHAM. TF 13 SW:G DFP.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. POINTON AND SEMPRINGHAM. TF 13 SW:K DFP.
  •  Artefact: 1976. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1976. LCNCC 246.76.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. POINTON AND SEMPRINGHAM. TF 13 SW:AT,1983, DES.
  •  Index: Parish card index of the former South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit. POINTON AND SEMPRINGHAM. -,1968, HEALEY H.
  •  Article in Serial: Coppack, Glyn and Cope-Faulkner, Paul. 2007. 'Fieldwork and monasticism: field survey at Sempringham Priory, Lincolnshire' in The Archaeologist Spring 2007. no. 63 pp 14-16.

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Grid reference TF 1046 3279 (point)
Civil Parish POINTON AND SEMPRINGHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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