Monument record MLI41923 - Settlement of Little Cawthorpe
Summary
The settlement of Little Cawthorpe dates from the late Saxon period, and survives to the present.
Type and Period (6)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 900 AD to 2050 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1200 AD to 1799 AD)
- GULLY (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 900 AD to 1200 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Little Cawthorpe is first documented in the mid 12th century, when it was known as 'Calethorp'. {1}
Sherds of medieval and post-medieval pottery were found in 1976, in a garden off Watery Lane (PRN 41923a - TF 3578 8384). The assemblage included sherds of Toynton All Saints ware, Old Bolingbroke ware and later black glazed wares of the 13th to 18th centuries. {2}{3}
Earthworks of a former medieval field system were identified on the eastern side of the village by the National Mapping Programme. The features were identified from aerial photographs and include the remains of ridge and furrow, separated by former field boundaries. {4}
The remains of two pits and a gully of medieval date were recorded in early 2000, during archaeological monitoring of new development on land off Back Lane (PRN 41923b - TF 3581 8382). A small assemblage of 10th to 12th century pottery, including sherds of Stamford ware and Shelly ware, was recovered from the fill of the gully, along with two fragments of probable cattle bone. The features were sealed by a subsoil of silty clay, from which a further sherd of 10th to 12th century Shelly ware pottery was recovered. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI5432 Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. p.30.
- <2> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 38 SE: L.
- <3> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LCNCC 76.76.
- <4> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF3583: LI.148.3.1.
- <5> SLI5783 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2000. Xanadu, Back Lane, Little Cawthorpe. APS site code: LCB 99.
- <6> SLI5784 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2000. Xanadu, Back Lane, Little Cawthorpe. LCNCC 264.99.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3581 8384 (468m by 490m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE CAWTHORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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