Monument record MLI80629 - Settlement of North Hykeham

Summary

The settlement of North Hykeham is documented in the Domesday Book, and survives to the present.

Type and Period (5)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 61157 There are two entries for North Hykeham in the Domesday Book, and land there was held by Baldwin (for the King) and Count Alan. A mill is also recorded. {1} The name Hykeham means 'the homestead or estate where the blue tit-mouse is found'. {2} Medieval green glazed sherds, including base and handle fragments, and tile fragments were found in a garden of Chapel Lane (SK 9475 6573) by the owner (1977). {3}{4}{11} Ridge and furrow has been noted adjacent to Meadow Lane (SK 9485 6560). An aerial photograph of the area does not clearly show the earthworks. {5}{6} In 1990 a training excavation was undertaken by the community archaeologists at Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. It was located in the garden of Arthur Higgs (at SK 9484 6579), close to the conjectured site of the medieval chapel. Medieval glass and pottery were recovered, as well as a spread of building material. This indicates that there was medieval activity near the site, which may have included the chapel. The presence of glass on the site lends support to this. {7} See records 61167 and 61168 for records for a possible grange and priory in North Hykeham. The Enclosure Act for North Hykeham was passed in 1769, and was completed by 1807. {8}{9} It is suggested that 8 Chapel Lane partly dates to the sixteenth or seventeenth century. {10}

Sources/Archives (11)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Morris, J. (ed.). 1986. Domesday Book for Lincolnshire. 12/92; 65/5.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. page 68.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. NORTH HYKEHAM. SK 96 NW:V; TMA, 13/9/77.
  •  Artefact: 1977. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1977. LCNCC 204.77.
  •  Verbal Communication: S.J. Catney. 1999. -.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. SK9475/1; 7/8/75.
  •  Verbal Communication: Peach, A.. 2000. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Lincolnshire Inclosure Acts. Vol VII. -.
  •  Unpublished Document: North Hykeham Parish Council. 1967. North Hykeham Official Guide. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: B. Wilson and J. Marriott. 2001. North Hykeham in the 20th Century. -.
  •  Index: North Kesteven Records. North Hykeham. NK43.3,22.

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Grid reference Centred SK 946 658 (613m by 636m)
Civil Parish NORTH HYKEHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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