Monument record MLI53675 - POST MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT OF BIGBY
Summary
POST MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT OF BIGBY
Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A NOTABLE POPULATION INCREASE OCCURS IN BIGBY IN C16 TO THE BEGINNING OF THE C18 AND FALLS AGAIN UP TO 1801. THE NORTH AISLE OF THE CHURCH WAS REMOVED IN 1780. THE COMPACT VILLAGE ENCLOSURES OF 1731 CLOSELY RESEMBLE THE PRESENT VILLAGE. SOME EARLY PROPERTIES MAY HAVE BEEN ABANDONNED ON THE EAST OF THE THROUGH ROAD AND REPLACED BY LARGE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING THE 'URBANE' LATE C18 RECTORY. {1}{2}
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> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P 144.
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Location
| Grid reference | TA 0589 0740 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIGBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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