Monument record MLI52504 - Settlement of Sturton by Stow
Summary
The settlement of Sturton by Stow is first mentioned in the Domesday Book and survives to the present.
Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD (between) to 2050 AD (between))
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Sturton by Stow is first mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name is thought to derive from the Old English words 'straet' and 'tun', meaning 'the farmstead or village, near or on the Roman road'. Land there was owned by the Bishop of Bayeux:
'Ulchil, Asfort, Restelf and Ulmer had 8 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. There is land for 8 teams. Ilbert, the bishop's man, has 4 teams there in demesne, and 16 villeins with 2 teams, and 30 acres of meadow, and 80 acres of underwood. Tempore Regis Edwardi (before 1066) it was worth 7 pounds; now 4 pounds; tallage 40 shillings.' {1}{2}
The Lay Subsidy of 1334 lists the settlement's wealth as £2 17s 2d, with this being slightly below average for this wapentake (Well). {3}
Parliamentary Enclosure at Sturton by Stow was enacted between 1803 to 1805. {4}
Notable residents of the village in 1856 are listed in White's Directory. 519 souls were recorded as being in the parish at this time. {5}
Sturton by Stow is patchily documented for assessment of population because of its ecclesiastical involvement with Stow. The village shows no sign of serious decline throughout its existence. The settlement plan focuses not along the Roman road, but in a side street at right angles on its north side, which serves a two row layout with properties still in a regular block along its west and perhaps formerly its eastern sides. {6}
Remains of medieval settlement activity were recorded during a programme of earthwork survey, conducted in November 2016 to inform proposed residential development on land off Marton Road. The remains comprised a number of raised earthworks, thought to represent former house platforms, located to the west of the High Street (PRN 52504a - SK 8890 8074) and to the north of Marton Road (PRN 52504b - SK 8878 8046). {7}{8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 4/3.
- <2> SLI5432 Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. p.119.
- <3> SLI653 Article in Serial: R.E. Glasscock. 1964. 'The Lay Subsidy of 1334 for Lincolnshire' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. vol.10.2, p.132.
- <4> SLI1090 Bibliographic Reference: RUSSELL, R.C. AND RUSSELL, E.. 1987. PARLIAMENTARY ENCLOSURE AND NEW LINCOLNSHIRE LANDSCAPES. p.187.
- <5> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. pp.206-7.
- <6> 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.
- <7> SLI16493 Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2016. Land off Marton Road, Sturton by Stow. AAL site code: STMR 16.
- <8> SLI16494 Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2016. Land off Marton Road, Sturton by Stow. LCNCC 2018.62.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8895 8078 (820m by 1303m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STURTON BY STOW, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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