Monument record MLI50226 - A DESERTED FARMSTEAD IN CLAXBY
Summary
A DESERTED FARMSTEAD IN CLAXBY
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT POST-DISSOLUTION THERE WAS A MOVE FROM THE GRANGE OF ACREHOUSE (50227) TO THIS SITE ON THE WOLDS SCARP. THESE LANDS WERE ALSO PART OF THE NEWSHAM ABBEY ESTATE. THIS FARM WAS BUILT AS ACREHOUSE IN 1778-79 AND WAS OCCUPIED BY GEORGE WHITWORTH IN 1842 AND ROBERT GOOSEMAN IN 1856. IT WAS ABANDONED IN THE 1850s FOR THE PRESENT ACREHOUSE (50228) 300m TO THE EAST. {1}, HTM 125M
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. pp.91-93, Figs 68 and 69.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 1103 9664 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CLAXBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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