Monument record MLI53911 - Bishop Norton Settlement
Summary
The settlement of Bishop Norton has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period, and survives to the present.
Type and Period (4)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 950 AD to 2050 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 2050 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1950 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The settlement of Bishop Norton was already a possession of the Bishop of Lincoln in 1086: it was inland and soke of Stow with only 1 desmesne team suggesting incipient manorialisation. The consolidation or extension of this may have produced the regular rectangular grid of streets and properties mapped in 1772 that still to a large extent forms the village pattern today, based on 2 or 3 principal east to west aligned streets. Apart from the immediate impact of the Black Death, there is no documentary evidence for substantial decline or shrinkage of the settlement. {1}{2}
A possible medieval feature was recorded during a watching brief conducted on land adjacent to Main Street (PRN 53911a - SK 9840 9257). The feature was interpreted as a gully which broadly paralleled Main Street. It contained a sherd of late Saxon or early medieval pottery. {3}{4}
A sherd of middle Saxon pottery, identified as part of a 9th century Maxey Ware strainer, was found in 2004, in the garden at 3 Archer Street (PRN 53911b - SK 9829 9254). {5}
Grange Farm, Bishop Norton. Redeveloped 19th century farmstead. Regular courtyard of U plan. The farmhouse is detached from the main working complex. Located within or in association with a village. Large modern sheds are located on the site. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <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> SLI181 Aerial Photograph: COLE, C.. 1993-2002. InnerVisions Business Presentations. 180/0597/22A, 1997.
- <3> SLI5213 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1998. Archaeological Watching Brief on Land Adjacent to Main Street, Bishop Norton. BNM98.
- <4> SLI1616 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1998. Archaeological Watching Brief on Land Adjacent to Main Street, Bishop Norton. LCNCC 60.98.
- <5> SLI9929 Verbal Communication: Sleap, Julian. 2005. Telephone conversation about Bishop Norton.
- <6> SLI15702 Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2015. English Heritage Farmsteads Project. 2091.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9845 9256 (516m by 573m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BISHOP NORTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Field observation in a garden (ELI5848)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at land adjacent to Main Street, Bishop Norton (ELI6924)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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