Monument record MLI53320 - HEMSWELL SETTLEMENT REMAINS

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HEMSWELL SETTLEMENT REMAINS

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PRN 53320 HEMSWELL MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT REMAINS ARE NOW ALMOST ENTIRELY LEVELLED OR BUILT OVER. THE LIMITS OF OLD ENCLOSURE MAPPED IN 1792 SIMILARLY INDICATE A ONCE LARGER SETTLEMENT, ESPECIALLY ALONG BECK LANE. THIS EVIDENCE, TAKEN WITH THE EXISTENCE OF A SECOND CHURCH WITH ITS OWN DEFINABLE PAROCHIAL SUPPORT, REINFORCES THE VIEW THAT HEMSWELL WAS EARLIER TWO ADJACENT BUT DISTINCT SETTLEMENTS, EACH BASED ON AN EAST-WEST STREET RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE SCARP AND EACH WITH ITS OWN CHURCH. A THIRD MORPHOLOGICAL ELEMENT APPEARS TO BE THE GROUP OF PROPERTIES DEPENDENT ON THE NORTH-SOUTH WAY AT THE FOOT OF THE SCARP AS IT LEAVES THE SETTLEMENT SOUTHWARDS. {1} A site visit and geophysical survey at SK 9300 9082 recorded earthworks and anomalies thought to represent enclosures and other remains of the shrunken village.{4}{5} Trial trenching at SK 9300 9081 recovered mid-12th to mid-13th century pottery.{6}{7} An archaeological watching brief was conducted during eathmoving for the construction of a house and garage. No structural or artefactual evidence pre-dating the 19th century was found {8} {9}

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  •  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. SK9391:LI.611.7.1-11,1994, .
  •  Bibliographic Reference: RUSSELL, R.C. AND RUSSELL, E.. 1983. MAKING NEW LANDSCAPES IN LINCOLNSHIRE. PP 52-3.
  •  Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. Dec 2000. Land south of Church Street (Site H3), Hemswell. HEM00.
  •  Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. Dec 2000. Land south of Church Street (Site H3), Hemswell. LCNCC 2000.282.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. April 2001. Land south of Church Street, Hemswell. HEMA01.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. April 2001. Land south of Church Street, Hemswell. LCNCC 2001.71.
  •  Report: Tony Sumpter Archaeological Consultancy. Nov 2003. Church Street, Hemswell: Archaeological watching brief. CSHE04.
  •  Archive: Tony Sumpter Archaeological Consultancy. Nov 2003. Church Street, Hemswell: Archaeological watching brief. LCNCC 2004.11.

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Grid reference Centred SK 9290 9110 (749m by 568m)
Civil Parish HEMSWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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