Kettleby is first recorded in a will of about 1066. In 1086 two manors there had a minimum population of 13. Thereafter and throughout the later Middle Ages Kettleby is subsumed with Kettleby Thorpe. By the mid 16th century it was totally deserted. The earthworks have now been mostly destroyed by ploughing, although a few remain. Large quantities of pottery, bone, limestone blocks and gravel were recovered from the site. {1}