Monument record MLI80563 - The settlement of Burgh le Marsh

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The origins of the present settlement of Burgh le Marsh lie in the Roman period.

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Burgh le Marsh was the terminus for the Roman road from Lincoln. There is evidence for Anglo-Saxon settlement at Burgh le Marsh, called Burg and Burch in the Domesday Book where it is the subject of six entries. Burgh le Marsh was an important Anglo-Saxon estate centre, and there may have been an Anglo-Saxon fortified centre in the area. {1}{2} Parts of the medieval settlement and associated field system in the form of ridge and furrow are visible on aerial photographs. {3} Odd sherds of medieval pottery were found during a watching brief at Burgh le Marsh Primary School. {4} During a watching brief, a fragment of a 5th-7th century annular loomweight was found, along with pottery dating to ?5th-7th centuries, 10th-12th centuries, and 13th-16th centuries. The Early Saxon pottery and the loomweight may indicate some continuity of settlement from the Romano-British to the Saxon period.{5}{6} During a geophysical survey and trial trenching in 2000, an Anglo-Saxon linear feature was recorded, along with an Iron Age/Romano-British major boundary feature which survived as a surface feature into the Anglo-Saxon period (early Saxon pottery was found in the final fill). Medieval pottery was found across the site, and Saxon smithing slag was also recovered along with hearth bottoms. These features provide further evidence for continuity from the Roman period to the Saxon and beyond.{7}{8}{9} During a watching brief in 2002 centred on TF4972 6514, a sherd of thirteenth to fifteenth century Toynton All Saints ware and a sherd of eighteenth century red painted black glazed earthenware were recovered.{10}{11} During a watching brief centred on TF4984 6496 in 2002, an undated chalk surface was recorded which was thought to be a post medieval metalled yard or track.{12}{13} The National Mapping Programme records various earthworks including a possible building, crofts of the shrunken medieval village, field systems and ridge and furrow in this area. {14}

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  •  Bibliographic Reference: Morris, J. (ed.). 1986. Domesday Book for Lincolnshire. 12,78; 24,50; 29,18,25-26; 38,9.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Ekwall, E.. 1960. Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names - Fourth Edition. page 75.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. LI.393.1.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1999. Bugh le Marsh Primary School groundworks for a classroom extension. BMP99.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. July 2000. Development at Hall Lane, Burgh le Marsh. BMHL00.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. July 2000. Development at Hall Lane, Burgh le Marsh. LCNCC 2000.139.
  •  Report: Engineering Archaeological Services Ltd. June 2000. Burgh le Marsh, Hall Lane.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. Jan 2001. Hall Lane, Burgh le Marsh. BMHL00.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Jan 2001. Hall Lane, Burgh le Marsh. LCNCC 2000.139.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. Sept 2002. Land adjacent to Westholme, West End, Burgh le Marsh. BWE02.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Sept 2002. Land adjacent to Westholme, West End, Burgh le Marsh. LCNCC 2002.402.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. Jan 2003. Land off Wainfleet Road, Burgh le Marsh. BTL02.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Jan 2003. Land off Wainfleet Road, Burgh le Marsh. LCNCC 2002.409.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. LI.393.1.1-10.

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Grid reference Centred TF 4979 6516 (1426m by 973m) Centre
Civil Parish BURGH LE MARSH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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