Monument record MLI53156 - Medieval and Post-medieval Settlement, Dunholme

Summary

Medieval and post-medieval settlement of Dunholme.

Type and Period (15)

  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 870 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 870 AD? to 1065 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Post Medieval - 870 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 870 AD to 1035 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Post Medieval - 1000 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Post Medieval - 1000 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1100 AD? to 1299 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 900 AD to 1299 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 900 AD to 999 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1499 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 870 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1200 AD? to 1499 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval - 1700 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Dunholme is first mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086. Referred to as Duneham, the name is derived from the Old English 'Dunna's ham' meaning the house stead or village of Dunna. At the times of Domesday, Dunholme was Sokeland of Nettleham and was owned by the King, Ilbert de Laci, Ralf Pagenel and Odo the Arblaster and there were 18 sokemen and 84 acres of meadow in the parish. In the subsequent Lindsey Survey of c.1115, the land had passed into the hands of the Bishop of Lincoln. In 1123, the Church of Dunholme was granted to Humphrey, in prebendum by Bishop Alexander, and confirmed by Papal Bull in 1146. This reference must be to an earlier church as the present structure has been dated to the period 1190-1250 (see PRN 53154). In the mid 12th century, confirmation of lands held by the monks of Kirkstead was granted by Bishop Robert Chesney. Kirkstead priory maintained a grange in the parish until the dissolution in 1537. Dunholme was briefly involved in the Lincolnshire Rising of 1536 and was the final mustering place before insurgents from Louth marched into Lincoln. At the dissolution the abbey passed to Sir Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, who transferred it to Vicent Grantham around 1545. The Grantham family would appear to have then refurbished the grange, as wood panelling, with the coats of arms of the family was located in the main building and has been dated to the 16th century. The Grantham family remained at Dunholme until the early 17th century, soon after the death of Robert Grantham of the Black Monks and founder of the Dunholme Charity in 1616. The land then passed to the Muncton family who, in turn, sold the grange to Sir Charles Hussey of Halton Holegate in 1631. Sir Charles Hussey was a Royalist supporter during the English Civil War of 1642-1646 and supplied horses and men from Dunholme to serve the King in 1642. Hussey was killed during the siege of Newark and is buried in Newark parish church. Following the Civil War, Dunholme was subject to penalties for supporting the Royalist cause. A survey of the Bishop's land at Dunholme in 1647 stated that there is 'no house of the Lord of Donham'; indicating that the manor house of the Bishop had disappeared. Thirty years later a manor house is described as being on Grange Close, suggesting that the name had been transferred to the former monastic grange. Possibly as a result of Hussey's death and the penalties incurred upon Dunholme, the grange passed into the hands of the Anderson family in the mid 17th century. Enclosure of the parish took place between 1655 and 1660 and Oak Lane, a thoroughfare from the grange (now the Manor House) to Lincoln Road was granted to the Anderson family. A marked reduction in the size of the population at this time has been associated with the enclosure of the parish. {1}{2}{3}{4} Geophysical survey and trial trenching in 1998 centred on TF 0275 7935 recorded evidence for late medieval occupation. A linear depression recorded in Trench 1 may represent a path, possibly formed by livestock which was surrounded by a medieval ground surface. A large refuse pit was found in Trench 2, containing pottery and tile dating to the 13th to 15th century. Post-medieval activity on the site was represented by a large pond discovered in Trench 3. Excavation of this feature revealed several consolidated metalled surfaces in the base of the pond, suggesting a sustained period of use. Finds recovered from the metallings suggest an 18th century date for their deposition. Excavation did not reveal whether the pond was earlier than the metalling and had some association with the medieval features found elsewehere on site. A post-medieval refuse pit was found in Trench 4. {5}{6}{7} Trial trenching in 1999 recorded late Saxon features in Trench 4, dating between the late 9th and early 11th centuries. Two beam slots suggested a structure, the fill of one containing large quantities of charcoal, burnt daub and fired earth, suggesting the structure was destroyed by fire. A dump layer sealing these features supports this hypothesis, as it contained late 9th-11th century pottery, burnt bone, daub and limestone, and demolition material. The same scheme of works also recorded features relating to the post-medieval settlement. Several Gullies are thought to be beam slots for a timber building. A stone wall probably relates to buildings shopwn on the 1844 Tithe map, and two large pits, one of them a double pit, are thought to be sand quarry pits. The pits and stone wall are thought to be contemporary. {8}{9} Further trial trenching in 2000, centred on TF 0245 7925, recorded several ditches and gullies were also exposed, thought to delineate small units of land, and the grave of a young pig was also recorded. The grave contained 12th-13th century pottery, but this may be residual. A series of sixteen intercutting east to west aligned ditches was revealed in Trench 3, showing a clear migration from north to south, with the earliest to the north. Pottery dating mainly to the 10th-11th centuries was recovered, with a single sherd of 12th-13th century pottery also found. These ditches are thought to be recuts of a 10th century boundary perpetuated into the medieval period. Two ditches recorded perpendicular to this boundary were thought to be a further late Saxon boundary. {10}{11} During trial trenching at TF 0258 7927 a pit and ditch dated to 9th-10th century were recorded. A single sherd of Maxey type 8th-9th century pottery and a 13th-14th century Potterhanworth sherd were also recovered from the site. {12}{13} A vicarage was built in 1855. {14} Other finds in the village include part of a bronze buckle which is possibly medieval, medieval pottery at TF 0266 7928 and a Nuremburg Jetton of Hanns Krauwinckel (1580-1610) (Das Wort Gotes Bleibt Ewck). {15}{16} A wall of possible medieval date, which is not located was recorded in a garden. It has been alleged that it could be from a manor house. {17} An archaeological watching brief on land off Scothern Lane, Dunholme recorded a number of medieval and post-medieval features. Limestone walls and spreads of medieval demolition material indicate the presence of a major complex of buildings to the north-east of the development, with possible peripheral stone structures to the south-east. This complex appears to be associated with a linear peat-filled hollow, identified as a possible moat. The moat and stone-built structures probably equate to the manor at Dunholme (PRN 53158). At the extreme east of the site, a further limestone wall and several rubble-filled pits are likely to relate to the Bishop's Manor, known from this area (PRN 54606). Several isolated features were encountered during the watching brief, including boundary ditches dated to the late Saxon period (10th century AD) and series of ditches dating to the 12th to 14th century. Subsequent excavation centred on TF 02625 79135 recorded a number of medieval features, including ditches containing pottery dating to the 12th century and a series of three large pits (possibly for sand extraction) dating to the 13th century. {18}{19} A watching brief centred on TF 0269 7923 identified a number of medieval features and deposits. These included a large north to south aligned ditch which may have been an part of an enclosure or field boundary boundary. Metallic slag retrieved from the ditch suggests that smithing was taking place on or close to the sit at some point in the 13th to 15th centuries. A dumped deposit containing pottery dating to between the 13th and 15th century was also recorded. {20}{21} Three trial trenches were excavated in April 2013, on the site of the former Lord Nelson Pub, prior to the proposed construction of a new shop. A fragment of wall footing and possible yard surface was recorded, and associated finds of 19th century pottery and animal bone were recovered, indicating likely post-medieval occupation of the site prior to the construction of the pub (PRN 53156a - TF 0241 7931). {22}{23}

Sources/Archives (23)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 07 NW: D.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. p.29, archive notes.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0279: LI.546.2.1-3.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. May 1998. Desk-top Assessment of the Archaeological Implications of Proposed Construction at Manor Farm, off Scothern Lane, Dunholme. DMF98.
  •  Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. Sept 1998. Ashing Lane, Dunholme. DAL98.
  •  Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. Sept 1998. Ashing Lane, Dunholme. LCNCC 159.98.
  •  Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. Sept 1998. Ashing Lane, Dunholme. DAL98.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Jan 2000. Land off Scothern Lane, Dunholme. SLD99.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Jan 2000. Land off Scothern Lane, Dunholme. LCNCC 294.99.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Aug 2000. Land off Scothern Lane, Dunholme - Phase II. LSD00.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Aug 2000. Land off Scothern Lane, Dunholme - Phase II. LCNCC 2000.198.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2002. Ashing Lane, Dunholme. ALD02.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2002. Ashing Lane, Dunholme. LCNCC:2002.156.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.260.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 07 NW: AD.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 07 NW: AS.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 07 NW: AH.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Feb 2002. Archaeological Excavation Report: Land Off Scothern Lane, Dunholme. SLD00/01.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Feb 2002. Archaeological Excavation Report: Land Off Scothern Lane, Dunholme. LCNCC 2001.232.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Sept 2003. Archaeological Watching Brief on land at Scothern Lane, Dunholme. SLD03.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Sept 2003. Archaeological Watching Brief on land at Scothern Lane, Dunholme. LCNCC 2003.140.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2013. Former Lord Nelson Pub, Dunholme. PCAS site code: LNDE 13.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2013. Former Lord Nelson Pub, Dumholme. LCNCC 2013.66.

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Grid reference Centred TF 0249 7926 (666m by 563m)
Civil Parish DUNHOLME, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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