Monument record MLI50932 - SLIGHT TRACES OF FORMER SETTLEMENT EARTHWORKS EAST OF WILLOUGHTON CHURCH
Summary
SLIGHT TRACES OF FORMER SETTLEMENT EARTHWORKS EAST OF WILLOUGHTON CHURCH
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
WILLOUGHTON WAS RECORDED IN THE LATE C11 AS A LARGE SETTLEMENT OF TWO MANORS. THE EXTENT OF VACANT OLD ENCLOSURE TO THE EAST OF THE CHURCH, FLANKING THE FORMER EAST- WEST AXIAL STREET, AND SOME VAGUE TRACES OF EARTHWORKS IN THIS AREA, RAISES THE POSSIBILITY THAT THESE REPRESENT EARLIER ABANDONED VILLAGE PLOTS, DISREGARDED BY LATER, POST MEDIEVAL, VILLAGE REGROWTH ELSEWHERE. {1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. ARCHIVE NOTES.
- <2> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2953/16,1980, .
- <3> SLI3546 Map: 1769. WILLOUGHTON PARISH PLANS. LINCOLNSHIRE ARCHIVES.
- <4> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. JG75-6,1952, .
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9393:LI.618.5.1-2;6.3,1994, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9324 9333 (576m by 495m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WILLOUGHTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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