Monument record MLI60277 - Sleight Grange or Digby Grange, Digby
Summary
Sleight Grange or Digby Grange, Digby, was a grange of Catley Abbey
Type and Period (3)
- GRANGE (Medieval - 1100 AD? to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1100 AD? to 1539 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
60277
Sleight Grange was a grange of Catley Abbey, given before 1184 by Ralf Halselin. In 1184 this gift was confirmed by Thomas Bardolf and Roesia, his wife, (Roesia was the heir of Ralf Halselin) and at that time they declared that the priory could surround the grange with a ditch at least 24 feet wide and enclose it on every side. The grange estate included a number of parcels of land in the immediate area. {5}{6}
A three-sided earthwork or moat named 'Digby Grange' appears on a map of 1815 Aerial photographs show what appears to be a small area of desertion, possibly bounded by a moat. The earthworks were surveyed at 1:2500 before they were destroyed. Fragmentary building stone was evident after ploughing and harrowing in 1965. A few sherds of medieval pottery were also recovered. {1}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI2468 Index: OS CARD INDEX. DIGBY. TF 15 NW:2.
- <2> SLI2987 Index: SMR FILE. DIGBY. TF 15 NW:G.
- <3> SLI4819 Unpublished Document: R.H. Healey and D.R. Roffe. Some Medieval and Later Earthworks in South Lincolnshire. VOL 1, P 133.
- <4> SLI558 Unpublished Document: BOND, C.J.. 1979. MOATED SITES RESEARCH GROUP. VOL 6, P 49.
- <5> SLI8584 Verbal Communication: Bennet, M.. 2003. -.
- <6> SLI1104 Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. page 197.
- <6> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AQR6.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1070 5543 (316m by 206m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DIGBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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