Monument record MLI40806 - Cawkwell Deserted Medieval Village

Summary

Earthwork remains of Cawkwell deserted medieval village.

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Remains of Cawkwell medieval village. The village was mentioned in a document of 1354. A priest for the Church of St Peter was last instituted in c.1512-47. The church still stood in 1872, but was gone by 1924, with some of the masonry being re-used at the church at Scamblesby. Aerial photos show considerable earthwork remains of the village around TF 2806 7976, with cultivation traces out to the north-west to TF 2731 8025. {1}{2}{3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 27 NE: AA.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 27 NE: 1.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: BERESFORD, M.W. AND HURST, J.G.. 1971. DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGES. p.193.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.736.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 2805 7970 (910m by 721m)
Civil Parish CAWKWELL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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