Monument record MLI41963 - Deserted medieval village of Oxcombe

Summary

Deserted medieval village of Oxcombe

Type and Period (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Oxcombe is mentioned as early as 1086. {1} The earthworks show clearly on aerial photographs and cover a much larger area than the present village. These features have been recorded by the National Mapping Programme. {2}{3}{4} There is some ridge and furrow visible on digital aerial photographs to the east of Intake Plantation with amorphous earthworks to the south of this woodland which might be related to the village field system. {5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. VOL 19 PLXXIX.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. MAIDENWELL. TF 37 NW 16,1964, HARPER F R.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. MAIDENWELL. TF 37 NW AM -.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF3177:LI.59.1.1-2.
  •  Website: 2006->. Bing Maps. www.bing.com/maps. seen on 01/02/2013.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 3121 7702 (1136m by 924m)
Civil Parish MAIDENWELL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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