Monument record MLI60345 - Settlement of Asgarby
Summary
The settlement of Asgarby was founded prior to the 12th century, and still exists today.
Type and Period (3)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 60345
The place name Asgarby is derived from the Old Norse personal name Asgeirr with the Old Danish suffix 'by' meaning farmstead. Asgarby is not named in the Domesday Book (it may have been included with Howell) and is first mentioned directly in a document dated 1185. {5}
The Lay Subsidy of 1334 lists the wealth of Asgarby (with Boughton) as £4 0s 5d, below average for its wapentake (Aswardhurn). {6}
The Diocesan Returns of 1563 record 17 households resident in Asgarby. {7}
By the late 17th/early 18th century, there were 12 families living in Asgarby, falling to 8. {8}
The population of the village in 1801 was 55 people, rising to 126 in 1881 before falling again to 75 by 1901. {9}
Medieval ridge and furrow and possible village remains are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SLI99 Aerial Photograph: Clyde Surveys Ltd. 1992. British Gas Aerial Photographic Survey. run.5, no.4516.
- <2> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AII67; ACM43.
- <3> SLI183 Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. TF 14 NW; 3311/11, 31, 33.
- <4> SLI193 Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. TF 1145/22; 2571-33.
- <5> SLI5432 Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. p 4.
- <6> SLI653 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.123.
- <7> SLI6089 Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. p 190.
- <8> SLI6090 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 4.
- <9> SLI1104 Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. p 359.
- <10> SLI920 Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. p 329.
- <11> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p 538.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1152 4536 (605m by 578m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASGARBY AND HOWELL, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KIRKBY LA THORPE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photograph of Asgarby village (ELI7548)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photograph of the north end of Asgarby village (ELI7549)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photographs of cropmarks to the east of Half Mile Lane, 1980 (ELI7412)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photographs of cropmarks to the north and south of the A17 near Asgarby (ELI7417)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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