Monument record MLI43553 - Minting Priory
Summary
Minting Priory, a small Benedictine Alien Priory.
Type and Period (3)
- GRANGE (Medieval - 1421 AD? to 1539 AD)
- RELIGIOUS HOUSE (Medieval - 1129 AD to 1539 AD?)
- PRIORY (Medieval - 1129 AD? to 1404 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
A Benedictine priory, a cell of St Benoit-sur-Loire, founded before 1129 and granted by Ralph Earl of Chester. The earliest mention of a Prior is in 1213. The priory was dissolved in 1414. {1}{2}
The site of the alien priory of Minting, suppressed by 1403. The site was granted in 1421 to Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire, as a grange. The earthworks visible represent stock compounds, yards, ponds and the grange buildings within a small moat. A broad hollow way connects the moat to the village. The ponds have been cleaned out and enlarged, but the earthworks represent a well-preserved grange of late medieval type. {3}{4}
A geophysical survey comprising magnetometry and resistivity was conducted at Minting Priory on behalf of the Minting and Gautby Heritage Project in 2009. Although the extant earthworks were identified by both survey techniques, no other anomalies could be attributed with any degree of confidence to activity relating to the Medieval Priory. {5}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI1104 Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. VOL 2 P 239-40.
- <2> SLI1089 Bibliographic Reference: D. Knowles and R.N. Hadcock. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales - Second Edition. pp.84, 90.
- <3> SLI4115 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1974. AM 7. -.
- <4> SLI4030 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1987. AM 107. -.
- <5> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. CFI84,1978, .
- <5> SLI18787 Report: Grid Nine Geophysics. 2009. Archaeological Geophysical Report: Fluxgate Gradiometer and Earth Resistance Survey at Minting Priory, Minting. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1848 7352 (219m by 280m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MINTING, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
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Record last edited
Feb 27 2025 2:46PM
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