Monument record MLI42432 - Priory of St Mary, Greenfield
Summary
The Priory of St Mary was a Cistercian nunnery at Greenfield. The site is known.
Type and Period (3)
- PRIORY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RELIGIOUS HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT ? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
The Cistercian priory of Greenfield was founded before 1153 and dedicated to St Mary. There were 12 nuns in 1377 and 10 at the suppression in 1536. The surrounding moat remains and other earthworks are visible on aerial photographs. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
The site was said to have developed into a small hamlet after the Dissolution, with a church to St mary that was still occasionally in use in the 18th century. There is little surface indication of desertion, however, and no local tradition of a hamlet. {6}{7}{8}
Large blocks of Spilsby sandstone from the priory were found during the bulldozing of a farmhouse on the site. {9}{10}
There is further information in the scheduling document. {11}
Two redeposited sherds of medieval pottery were recovered in June 2015, during archaeological monitoring of the undergrounding of overhead power lines on the site of St Mary's Priory. The sherds were both handle pieces from 13th to 14th century jugs, with one being made of Scarborough ware, and the other of Toynton-type ware. Both vessels were probably decorated, with the Scarborough type vessel probably quite highly so. {12}{13}
Sources/Archives (13)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 47 NW: A.
- <2> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 47 NW: 4.
- <3> SLI1104 Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. vol.2, pp.155-6.
- <4> SLI902 Bibliographic Reference: D. Knowles and R.N. Hadcock. 1953. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales - First Edition. p.223.
- <5> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.492.
- <6> SLI887 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Third Edition. p.248.
- <7> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 47 NW: 15.
- <8> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 47 NW: J.
- <9> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 47 NW: G.
- <10> SLI773 Article in Serial: J.B. Whitwell and Catherine M. Wilson. 1968. 'Archaeological notes for 1967' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.2, p.32.
- <11> SLI4348 Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1994. SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 22604. MPP 33.
- <12> SLI15286 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2015. Utilities Scheme, Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield. PCAS site code: SMPM15.
- <13> SLI15287 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2015. Utilities Scheme, Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield. LCNCC 2015.82.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4329 7797 (198m by 219m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ABY WITH GREENFIELD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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