Monument record MLI53810 - Medieval Settlement of Laughterton
Summary
Medieval Settlement of Laughterton
Type and Period (6)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOFT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- OVEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KILN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 53810
The place-name Laughterton has been associated with the place name Leugttricdun, which dates to the 7th century AD and refers to the 'hill or farmstead where lettuce grows' {1}
The settlement of Laughterton looks like a planned two-row street {2}.
Those on the east have extra long tofts running back to Sallie Bank, the medieval park Pale of Kettlethorpe. Laughterton is always recorded with Kettlethorpe in tax returns {3}
Laughterton is not recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 and neither is Kettlethorpe. A substantial part of Well wapentake is omitted from the survey and it is assumed that the relevant pages have been lost rather than the area not having been surveyed. However these settlements are also absent from the Lindsey Survey of 1116 and the earliest reference to Laughterton is in the 13th century {4} {5}
During an evaluation at Home Farm, Laughterton (SK 8385 7592), the remains of medieval stone structures were recorded. These included a possible stoking hole for an oven or kiln and a base for a circular structure of unknown function. A 12th century cooking pot, with its rim and base removed had been used as a drain or soakaway, and represents the most complete example of its form so far excavated in the county. There appears to be a concentration of settlement evidence in the centre of the site at Home Farm. The presence of 12th century flood deposits and the lack of remains in trenches the east suggests that this wetter, lower lying land was used for fields or meadows. The area of settlement recorded during the evaluation was slightly raised, and further raised areas were noted in the vicinity of the excavations {4}{5}
During an earthwork survey at SK 8367 7583 probable toft boundaries and a possible houchse platform was recorded. These are thought to be medieval or possibly post medieval in date {6}
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken during topsoil stripping at Home Farm, Laughterton (Kettlethorpe). The topsoil stripping was restricted to a discrete area where previous evaluation had identified foundation courses of stone buildings. No significant archaeological deposits were encountered during the watching brief; the topsoil stripping did not penetrate the known depth of the buildings {7} {8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI6713 Bibliographic Reference: Sawyer, Peter. 1998. Anglo-Saxon Lincolnshire.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SLI181 Aerial Photograph: COLE, C.. 1993-2002. InnerVisions Business Presentations. 220/0298/27A,1998, .
- <4> SLI1886 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. May 1998. Land at Home Farm, Laughterton. HFL98.
- <5> SLI1582 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. May 1998. Land at Home Farm, Laughterton. LCNCC 114.98.
- <6> SLI8506 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2003. Land at Main Road, Laugherton, Kettlethorpe. LMR03.
- <7> SLI9387 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. May 2004. Archaeological Watching Brief on land at Home Farm, Laughterton (Kettlethorpe). LAHF04.
- <8> SLI9388 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. May 2004. Archaeological Watching Brief on land at Home Farm, Laughterton (Kettlethorpe). LCNCC 2004.106.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8371 7585 (649m by 550m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KETTLETHORPE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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