Monument record MLI51120 - Site of a Possible Medieval Grange, Fillingham

Summary

Earthworks of a possible medieval grange site, to the west of Fillingham.

Type and Period (3)

  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A monastic grange at Fillingham belonging to Revesby Abbey is documented and may be the fore-runner of the existing Fillingham Grange, shown on Armstrong's County Map of 1760, and still named as such. {1} Earthworks of probable former crofts and a pond were identified at Fillingham Grange, on aerial photographs examined by the National Mapping Programme. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. Archive notes.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9385: LI.609.2.1-2.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 9308 8586 (246m by 470m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish FILLINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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