Monument record MLI32920 - East Graby medieval settlement
Summary
East Graby medieval settlement
Type and Period (1)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
32920
The settlement of East Graby (West Graby is in Aslackby parish) is listed by St Joseph. Traces of desertation, including tofts and crofts, trackways and hollow ways, and ridge and furrow field systems, are visible on aerial photographs. Graby, without division into East and West is an extant hamlet. {1}{3}{4}
East Graby is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and land was owned there by the Archbishop of York. There was a minimum population of approximately 6 people. {2}
Three families were recorded as living there in 1563. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2472 Index: OS CARD INDEX. DOWSBY. TF 12 NW:23,1965, DA.
- <2> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 19:LXXIV & LXXXIX, 2/31.
- <3> SLI110 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AHB20,1963, .
- <4> SLI134 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-71. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. 1066:UK:1431-7216-7,1946, .
- <5> SLI2992 Index: SMR FILE. DOWSBY. TF 12 NW:BB,1978, KAM.
- <6> SLI6089 Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. page 192.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 099 296 (294m by 446m) |
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Civil Parish | DOWSBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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