Monument record MLI42529 - The Lost Hamlet of Tothby near Alford
Summary
Site of the lost hamlet of Tothby near Alford.
Type and Period (6)
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CROFT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOFT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The lost hamlet of Tothby is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was still in existence in 1565. The moated manor house survives as a farmhouse. The published moat is now no more than a pond connected to the steam by a ditch contemporary with the adjacent ridge and furrow. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Earthworks of former tofts, crofts, ponds and ridge and furrow were identified on aerial photographs. {5}{6}
Traces of medieval ridge and furrow were recorded at the southern end of the site in November 2014, during magnetometry survey of land off Tothby Lane (PRN 42529a - TF 4462 7621). The remains were identified as a series of parallel linear magnetic anomalies, aligned on a roughly north-west to south-east axis. {7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 47 NW: K.
- <2> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 47 NW: 6.
- <3> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. vol.19, pp.LXVIII.
- <4> SLI865 Bibliographic Reference: BERESFORD, M.W. AND HURST, J.G.. 1971. DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGES. p.195.
- <5> SLI134 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-71. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. 3G:TUD:UK; 5349-50, 1946.
- <6> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BOR 107.
- <7> SLI15517 Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. 2014. Land off Tothby Lane, Alford. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4447 7649 (583m by 799m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ALFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photograph of Tothby Deserted settlement, Alford (ELI6098)
- Event - Survey: Land off Tothby Lane, Alford (ELI12677)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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