Monument record MLI80501 - Settlement of Whisby
Summary
The settlement of Whisby is first documented in the Domesday Book, and survives as a hamlet to the present.
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD? to 2050 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The settlement of Whisby is included in the Domesday Book as being land which belonged to the manor of St Peter of Westminster. It means 'Hvit's farmstead or village' from the Old Danish. {1}{2}
The church burnt down in 1321. {3}
Enclosure occured in 1841. {4}
Ridge and furrow survives as earthworks around the hamlet. {5}
There are about 20 families recorded as living in Doddington and Whisby in the early eighteenth century. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI5431 Bibliographic Reference: Morris, J. (ed.). 1986. Domesday Book for Lincolnshire. 65/2.
- <2> SLI5432 Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. page 138.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). page 255.
- <4> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. page 344.
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9067:LI.695.1.1, 1995.
- <6> 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. page 43.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 902 672 (430m by 816m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DODDINGTON AND WHISBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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