Monument record MLI53439 - EARLY MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT, THORTON LE MOOR
Summary
EARLY MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT, THORTON LE MOOR
Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
THE SETTLEMENT REMAINS OF THORNTON LE MOOR WERE DESTROYED IN 1964. IT HAD A MINIMUM POPULATION IN 1086 OF 18.
AT TF051963 WHERE THE EARTHWORKS WERE DESTROYED MUCH POTTERY INCLUDING SAXON HANDMADE, LINCOLN AND TORKSEY WARES, AND SHELLY RIMS OF THE C8-C9 WERE FOUND. THERE IS PRE- CONQUEST SCULPTURE IN THE CHURCH. {1}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> 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.
- <2> SLI3213 Index: SMR FILE. OWERSBY. TF 09 NE:T NW:I,1965, RUSSELL R AND F.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 0500 9620 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OWERSBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Related to: All Saint's Church, Thornton Le Moor, Owersby (Building) (MLI53446)
- Related to: BEASTHORPE DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Monument) (MLI53443)
- Related to: Cauthorpe Deserted Medieval Village, Owersby (Monument) (MLI53442)
- Related to: EARLY MEDIEVAL FEATURES OF ALL SAINT'S CHURCH (Monument) (MLI53447)
- Related to: MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT, THORNTON LE MOOR (Monument) (MLI53440)
- Related to: Owersby Settlement (Monument) (MLI53437)
- Related to: POST MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT, THORNTON LE MOOR (Monument) (MLI53441)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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