Monument record MLI54207 - Torksey Medieval Town

Summary

Site of the medieval town of Torksey.

Type and Period (4)

  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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The two fields between the modern village of Torksey and the Foss dyke contain ample evidence of the remains of the medieval settlement which flourished there in the days when the Foss dyke was navigable and formed the principal route for trade between Lincoln and the northern counties. The area was densely populated, one 19th century source referring to as many as 57 houses being traceable in the two fields. {1}{2} The site of a 12th century timber framed house was excavated in 1960, which was contemporary with a Norman pottery kiln. Also site of a Norman lime kiln which was disturbed by a medieval cemetery (52533). {7}{8}{9} A one metre by one metre test pit was excavated in July 2011 by the University of Sheffield at 4 Sand Lane, Torksey 54207a]. Medieval pottery, a copper alloy belt fitting and fragments of possibly medieval glass and tile were found. The glass and tile suggests that a high status building may have existed nearby. {14} A magnetometry survey was conducted by the University of York as part of the Viking Torksey Project, a collaboration between the Universities of York and Sheffield and the British Museum. A complex grouping of magnetic anomalies representing archaeological features associated with the Medieval town of Torksey were encountered. Identified features included possible kiln structures, sunken feature buildings, and east-west aligned ridge and furrow. {15}

Sources/Archives (15)

  •  Scheduling Record: HBMC. AM 107. SAM 137.
  •  Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1986. AM 107. SAM 137.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2969/35.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Torksey O.S. Cards. TORKSEY. SK 87 NW:1,1960, HARPER F R.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: HILL, J.W.F.. 1948. Medieval Lincoln. P308.
  •  Article in Serial: R.E.G. Cole. 1906. 'The Royal Borough of Torksey, its Churches, Monasteries and Castle' in The Associated Architectural and Archaeological Societies’ Reports and Papers. PP451-530.
  •  Index: University of Nottingham. 1960. East Midland Archaeological Bulletin. P 9.
  •  Article in Serial: M.W. Barley. 1964. 'The Medieval Borough of Torksey: Excavations 1960-2' in The Antiquaries Journal. P165-187.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. ARCHIVE NOTES.
  •  Index: Torksey SMR File. TORKSEY. SK 87 NW:AG,1979, TMA.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. LI 30-32, 34,1953, .
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. JE 33-38; FP28,30,1952, .
  •  Article in Serial: BARLEY, M.W. ET AL. 1981. ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL. Volume 61, pp.264-291.
  •  Report: University of Sheffield. 2012. Torksey Test Pits. -.
  •  Report: The University of York. 2012. Geophysical Survey at Torksey: Magnetometer Survey on Land South of Torksey Castle. University of York Site Code: TORK12.

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Grid reference Centred SK 8359 7840 (401m by 654m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish TORKSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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