Monument record MLI53864 - Settlement of Scotter

Summary

The settlement of Scotter was probably established in the late Anglo-Saxon period, and survives to the present day.

Type and Period (5)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 900 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Post Medieval - 900 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1850 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Scotter is first mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name is thought to derive from the Old English words 'scot' and 'treow', meaning 'the tree of the Scots'. Land there was owned by Peterborough Abbey: 'Alnod and Aschil had 8 carucates of land (assessed) to the geld. There is land for 12 teams. Now Abbot Thorald has 4 teams there (in demesne), and 32 villeins and 13 bordars with 4 teams, and 15 sokemen with 3 teams, and 1 mill, and a moiety of 2 (mills), rendering 8 shillings, and 2 fisheries rendering 15 shillings, and 120 acres of meadow, and 28 acres of wood(land) for pannage. Tempore Regis Edwardi (before 1066) it was worth 11 pounds; now 10 pounds. It is 3 leagues in length and 1 in breadth.' {1}{2} The medieval settlement of Scotter was already large in the late 11th century and shows no clear or long-lasting decline. The settlement was established close to two fords across the River Eau (located at SE 8871 0103 and SE 8866 0106). The manor was held by Peterborough Abbey, who claimed a pre-conquest origin to their possession, probable uniting two earlier holdings. An annual fair and weekly market was granted to Peterborough Abbey who held Scotter at the end of the 12th century and 'markett shoppes in the markett place' formed part of the manor when leased to Sir William Tyrwhitt in 1538. The principal element in the centre of the village is related to the church, probably with a manorial complex to its north. Alongside this is an open green, which was the site of the former market place, latterly a small triangle with an island of infill. Earlier, however, it appears to have been much larger and more rectangular. The charter for the market and fair was acquired by the Abbot of Peterborough in 1198. The market was held on Wednesdays, whilst the annual fair was held between the 28th and 30th of June. The market continued to be held until the 18th century. {3}{4}{5}{6} The Lay Subsidy of 1334 lists the settlement's wealth together with Scotterthorpe as £5 11s, with this being about average for its wapentake (Corringham). {7} 106 families were recorded as living in the parish by the late 17th/early 18th century. {8} Notable residents of the village in 1856 are listed in White's Directory. 1158 souls were recorded as being in the parish at this time. {9} A single, redeposited sherd of medieval pottery was recovered in February 1994, during archaeological monitoring of new development to the rear of 22a The Green (PRN 53864a - SE 8871 0081). The sherd was a piece from a Potterhanworth Shelly Ware vessel, dating to the 14th century. {10}{11} A single, unstratified sherd of 10th century, late Saxon pottery was recovered in April 2001, during a site visit to inform proposed re-development on land off the High Street (PRN 53864b - SE 8856 0081). {12}{13} Extensive remains of post-medieval buildings and settlement activity were recorded in August 2002, during trial trenching on land off the High Street (PRN 53864c - SE 8860 0084). Fragments of several structures fronting onto the High Street, and possibly pre-dating the establishment of Soulby Farm in this area (see PRN 50071), were identified, including several brick wall foundations, parts of a late Victorian quarry-tile floor, and a former cellar. The remains of two hearths, thought to represent former bread ovens, were also identified. An assemblage of largely post-medieval pottery and brick was recovered, although several redeposited sherds of medieval pottery were also identified. {14}{15} Single redeposited sherds of medieval and post-medieval pottery were recovered in April 2004, during archaeological monitoring of new development on land to the rear of the White Swan public house (PRN 53864d - SE 8862 0099). The sherds were recovered from the backfill of 20th century pits on the site, and comprised a sherd from a Humberware jug of late 13th to 15th century date, and a fragment from a Staffordshire or Bristol mottled-glazed vessel, dating from the late 17th to 18th century. {16}{17} A scatter of redeposited artefacts was recovered in October 2009, during archaeological monitoring of groundworks for residential development on land to the rear of 111 High Street (PRN 53864e - SE 8870 0068). The assemblage was largely post-medieval in date, being mostly comprised of mid 17th to 19th century pottery sherds, in a variety of different earthenware and stoneware fabrics. Two 19th century clay pipe stems were also present in the assemblage, along with a fragment of 15th to 18th century handmade brick, and three sherds of medieval North Lincolnshire Sandy ware and Humberware pottery. {18}{19}

Sources/Archives (19)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 8/17.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. p.107.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. p.22, Archive Notes.
  •  Unpublished Document: R.G. Smith. 1976. Scotter and its Neighbourhood Before the Norman Conquest. Report 9.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SE 80 SE: AK.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Graham Platts. 1985. Land and People in Medieval Lincolnshire. Appendix 1.
  •  Article in Serial: R.E. Glasscock. 1964. 'The Lay Subsidy of 1334 for Lincolnshire' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. vol.10.2, p.129.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: R.E.G. Cole. 1913. Speculum Dioeceseos Lincolniensis sub Episcopis Gul: Wake et Edm: Gibson A.D.1705-1723. Part 1: Archdeaconries of Lincoln and Stow. p.170.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp.198-9.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1994. Church Lane, Scotter. APS site code: SCL 94.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1994. Church Lane, Scotter. LCNCC 62.94.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2001. Desk Based Assessment of Land South of High Street, Scotter. LAS site code: SDC 01.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2001. Archive for Land South of High Street, Scotter. LCNCC 2001.85.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2002. Land off High Street, Scotter. LAS site code: SHSE 02.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2002. Land off High Street, Scotter. LCNCC 2002.334.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2005. Land to the Rear of the White Swan, The Green, Scotter. LAS site code: SWSS 04.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2005. Land to the Rear of the White Swan, The Green, Scotter. LCNCC 2004.93.
  •  Report: Naomi Field Archaeological Consultancy. 2011. Land to the Rear of 111 High Street, Scotter. NFAC site code: HSSC 09.
  •  Archive: Naomi Field Archaeological Consultancy. 2011. Land to the Rear of 111 High Street, Scotter. LCNCC 2009.151.

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Grid reference Centred SE 8837 0087 (943m by 564m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish SCOTTER, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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