Monument record MLI50799 - Settlement of Waddingham St Mary Alias Stainton

Summary

Settlement of Waddingham St Mary Alias Stainton appears to have its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period, and now survives as part of the present village of Waddingham.

Type and Period (5)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 700 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1200 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1200 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Post Medieval - 700 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

THE SETTLEMENT OF WADDINGHAM ST MARY ALIAS STAINTON IS SAID TO HAVE LAIN WEST OF WADDINGHAM BECK. THE SETTLEMENTS ARE DISTINGUISHED IN DOCUMENTARY SOURCES UNTIL THE C14, BUT RARELY THEREAFTER. BY C17 THE TWO SETTLEMENTS HAD BECOME AS A SINGLE SETTLEMENT. THE C19 FIELDNAME 'HALL CLOSE' MAY INDICATE THE LOCATION OF A FORMER MANOR SITE. {1}, HTM 19M During a waching brief on land west of Silver Street evidence of activity dating from the eighth century was revealed. Residual sherds of eighth to tenth century pottery were recovered. Ditches and pits, including rubbish pits, dating from the thirteenth to the fourteenth century to the post medieval period were recorded. {5}{6}

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2921/10-11,1976, .
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. FIG 16.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: RUSSELL, R.C. AND RUSSELL, E.. 1983. MAKING NEW LANDSCAPES IN LINCOLNSHIRE. PP20-3.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9796:LI.602.4-5.1,1994, .
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Mar 2000. Waddingham, Land West of Silver Street. WSS99.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1999. Waddingham, Land West of Silver Street. LCNCC 235.99.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 980 961 (1028m by 678m) Centre
Civil Parish WADDINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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