Monument record MLI43243 - Settlement of South Cockerington
Summary
The settlement of South Cockerington has its origins in the Anglo Saxon period and exists to the present day.
Type and Period (5)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CROFT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The name Cockerington may derive from a British river-name Cocker, found in Cumberland, Durham and Nottinghamshire, and an older name for at least the lower reaches of the River Lud. Cocker is derived from a Celtic root, meaning 'crooked', 'winding'. Cockerington would then mean 'the farmstead, village associated with or called after the river Cocker'. {1}
The settlement of South Cockerington is first documented in the Domesday Book, and therefore probably has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period. The entries in Domesday Book make no distinction between North and South Cockerington. Six manors were recorded in seven entries. The minimum population was 57. Further historical references link North and South Cockerington, and in 1334, the returns for the lay subsidy were approximately 40% higher than the wapentake average, making the parish one of the wealthiest in the area. The poll tax returns of 1377 recorded 286 tax payers, which was a large population for the area.
The village has a very regular road layout, perhaps the result of deliberate planning. The concentration of closes where former dwellings might be expected is, unusually, not centred on the church, but spread along different parts of the road system, with the ridge and furrow interspersed amongst them. Perhaps this curious arrangement dates to some period of depopulation when former house sites reverted to arable. {2}{3}
Earthworks associated with medieval settlement were observed on aerial photographs examined by the National Mapping Programme, including the remains of:
Crofts (PRN 43243a-e: TF 3786 8919, TF 3807 8926, TF 3811 8905, TF 3811 8886, TF 3821 8884)
Trackways (PRN 43243f-g: TF 3793 8930, TF 3798 8880). {4}
A watching brief at South view revealed further evidence for medieval occupation, with the remains of a former ditch being recorded, and 7 sherds of 12th-14th century pottery (PRN 43243h - TF 3797 8891). {5}{6}
A sherd of 14th-17th century pottery was recovered during a watching brief (PRN 43243i - TF 3792 8890). {7}{8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI5432 Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. p.32.
- <2> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. vol.19.
- <3> SLI1074 Bibliographic Reference: Graham Platts. 1985. Land and People in Medieval Lincolnshire. -.
- <4> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF3789: LI.229.1.1-3.
- <5> SLI5290 Report: Healey, Hilary. 1994. An Archaeological Watching Brief at South Cockerington. CRO94.
- <6> SLI1712 Archive: Healey, Hilary. 1994. An Archaeological Watching Brief at South Cockerington. LCNCC 116.94.
- <7> SLI6674 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Feb 2001. East of South View Farm, South Cockerington. SCSV01.
- <8> SLI6675 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Feb 2001. East of South View Farm, South Cockerington. LCNCC 2001.38.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3804 8898 (564m by 798m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH COCKERINGTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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