Monument record MLI60929 - Sheepwash Grange, Canwick
Summary
Original site of Sheepwash Grange, near Canwick.
Type and Period (1)
- GRANGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
William Martel, at a date probably well before 1184, gave Kirkstead Abbey a house in the fields of Canwick next to a sheepwash. Land belonging to Sheepwash Grange came from at least six different donors, and covered an area of about 250 acres. The property which was farmed retained its coherence until modern times, and the site of the grange is indicated in the 1787 Enclosure map. The grange was surrounded by a circuit of walls and ditches, the eastern side of which formed the boundary with Washingborough parish. The northern boundary was the middle of the Witham, and the southern part was probably along the Sheepwash or Washingborough Road. However, some of the land which was part of the grange was dispersed. After the Dissolution, the grange passed to the Duke of Suffolk. The hearth tax assessment and inventories of 1673 and 1718 suggest that the house at Sheepwash was substantial. A lease of 1515-16 suggests that houses within the village also belonged to the grange, which may be part of the remains of the grange. The Diocesan Return of 1563 recorded 1 family living at Sheepwash. {1}{2}{3}
A geophysical survey was undertaken on land adjacent to the proposed route of the Lincoln Eastern Bypass. This revealed ditches and pits which are thought to correspond to Sheepwash Grange. {4}
A deposit of closely-packed limestone fragments was recorded in a test pit, excavated in this area, during an archaeological investigation conducted along part of the proposed route of the Lincoln Eastern Bypass. The limestone fragments were thought to possibly represent the remains of a robbed out wall. A fragment of medieval tile was recovered from this deposit, indicating its likely association with the site of Sheepwash Grange. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI6419 Article in Serial: Mills, D. and J.. 1998. 'A Case Study at Canwick of the Enduring Influence of Monastic Houses' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.33, pp.47-54.
- <2> SLI738 Article in Serial: Owen, Dorothy M.. 1989. 'A Kirkstead Abbey valuation of 1537' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.24, p.42.
- <3> SLI6089 Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. p.190.
- <4> SLI10056 Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. June 2004. Geophysical survey of land adjacent to the proposed route of the Lincoln Eastern Bypass. -.
- <5> SLI14803 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. Boreholes Along the Proposed Route of the Lincoln Eastern Bypass, Witham Valley, Washingborough. APS site code: WIVW 13.
- <6> SLI14804 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. Boreholes Along the Proposed Route of the Lincoln Eastern Bypass, Witham Valley, Washingborough. LCNCC 2013.150.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0045 7061 (254m by 254m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WASHINGBOROUGH, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CANWICK, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 13 2021 3:14PM
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