Monument record MLI50513 - Great Limber Settlement

Summary

The settlement of Great Limber dates from the late Anglo-Saxon period and survives to the present day.

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In crude population terms, Great Limber appears as a large village for the area. However, the population of 1086 is not matched again until the end of the 19th century and is half the number of taxpayers in the early 14th century. The settlement remains fall into two parts. The western half was formerly a large area of earthworks preserved in pasture that were totally destroyed in 1976. Half of the earthworks on the east side were destroyed in 1967. Some of them have been protected by the scheduling of the priory/camera remains (see 54211). However, the layout of the village can be seen in surviving earthworks and aerial photographs, including property boundaries, hollow ways, houses, barns and field systems. Several sherds of 13th to 14th century pottery have been found during levelling and draining of the surrounding fields. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7} The existing village centre is marked by two triangular open spaces. The western one is now obscured, but on the 1676 map contains what may represent a market cross. The eastern space is still open and contains a large pond. The two are linked by a broad street and together probably form the site of the weekly market and annual fair granted in 1256-57 to Robert de Beaumeys and confirmed to Philip le Despenser in 1391. It was still referred to as a market place in 1587. {8} An archaeological survey was undertaken on lands forming part of the Brocklesby Estate. The survey identified pottery, tile and chalk rubble indicative of buildings belonging to the former medieval village. It was noted that ploughing had clearly damaged building foundations and destroyed former earthworks. {9} A single ditch or pit containing a medieval pottery sherd was discovered during trial excavation on land to the south of St Peters Close. Another pottery sherd was recovered from the subsoil. The general lack of medieval material from the site suggests that this area was unoccupied and used for agriculture during this period. {10}{11}

Sources/Archives (11)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TA 10 NW: G1.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. pp.39, 101-3, figs.74-5, archive notes.
  •  Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1995. REVISED SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 22688. MPP 23.
  •  Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. AUI 28 (1968).
  •  Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. BHL 68 (1971).
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1976. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1975' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.11, p.56.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TA1208-1308: LI.282.1.1-17.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. p.103.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1999. Archaeological and Historical Survey of Parts of the Brocklesby Estate. CGL98.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2009. Archaeological Evaluation on Land South of St Peter's Close, Great Limber. GLSP08.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2009. Archaeological Evaluation on Land South of St Peter's Close, Great Limber. LCNCC 2008.70.

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Grid reference Centred TA 1332 0854 (1555m by 645m)
Civil Parish GREAT LIMBER, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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