Monument record MLI52160 - Scampton Shrunken Medieval Village

Summary

The shrunken medieval village of Scampton.

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Scampton village assumes an L-shape. The surviving medieval earthworks are extremely scrappy, though they and the settlement's underlying morphology give rise to some analytical comments. A great impact was had on the settlement remains by C. Illingworth (Rector, 1783-1823), particularly by emparkment. The repeated re-alignments of roads and new housing developments in recent years have effectively obscured the earlier pattern. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5} A single redeposited sherd of 14th to 15th century medieval pottery was recovered in May 1995, during archaeological monitoring of residential development on land off High Street, Scampton (PRN 52160a - SK 9488 7918). {6}{7} The remains of an east to west aligned ditch was identified in October 1996, during archaeological monitoring of residential development on land adjacent to the High Street, Scampton (PRN 52160b - SK 9487 7922). A single sherd of 13th to 14th century Potterhanworth type pottery was recovered from the fill, along with a single adult sheep tooth. Further sherds of similar pottery and sheep bone fragments were recovered from an overlying buried soil layer. {8}{9} Traces of medieval ridge and furrow were identified in May 2014, during magnetometry survey conducted to inform proposed residential development on land at Manor Farm, Scampton (PRN 52160c - SK 9501 7922). The remains were identified as a series of parallel linear magnetic anomalies, aligned on a roughly north to south axis. The remains of a post-medieval well were also identified, a short distance to the west. The well is depicted on the 2nd edition 25" Ordnance Survey County Series map. {10}{11}

Sources/Archives (11)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. Archive notes.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 97 NW: W.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2990/12 & 2954/38-40.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9479: LI.642.4.1-3.
  •  Aerial Photograph: COLE, C.. 1993-2002. InnerVisions Business Presentations. 202/0997/35A (1997).
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1995. High Street, Scampton. APS site code: SHS95.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1995. High Street, Scampton. LCNCC 66.95.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. Land Adjacent to the High Street, Scampton. APS site code: SCH96.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. Land Adjacent to the High Street, Scampton. LCNCC 133.96.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. 2014. Land at Manor Farm, Scampton. -.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. SK 97 NE.

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Grid reference Centred SK 9509 7929 (1015m by 667m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish SCAMPTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Sep 13 2021 10:12AM

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