Monument record MLI81203 - The settlement of Great Hale

Summary

The settlement of Great Hale is first mentioned in Domesday Book, although it is likely that the settlement dates from Anglo-Saxon times. However, the focus of the Anglo-Saxon settlement is thought to be further to the north and north-west, closer to the parish church.

Type and Period (8)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 800 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 61425 [Includes PRNs 61424 and 61426, now deleted.] The settlement of Great Hale is first mentioned in the Domesday Book, as sokeland held by Gilbert de Gand. The minimum population at this time consisted of 38 sokemen and Ralf, Gilbert's man. {1} The name Hale derives from the Old English 'halh', meaning 'a nook, a corner of land'. The 'Feet Of Fines' of 1256 refers to 'Mikelhal', meaning 'big' or 'great', from the Old Norse 'mikill'. {2} The Lay Subsidy of 1334 lists Great Hale's wealth as £8 19s 0 1/4d, above average for its wapentake (Aswardhurn). {3} The Diocesan Returns of 1563 record 67 households resident in Great Hale. {4} By the late 17th/early 18th century, there were 70 families resident in the parish, falling to 60 (this figure may include Little Hale also). {5} By 1801, the population stood at 404 people, rising to 759 in 1881 before falling again to 568 by 1901. {6} The landowners in Great Hale from medieval times to the 19th century are discussed by Trollope. {11} The residents and institutions of the parish in 1856 are listed and discussed in White's Directory. {12} During geophysical survey on land off Hall Road (TF 14900 42750), anomalies were recorded which may represent the ploughed out remains of medieval tofts and settlement features (PRN 61425a). Anomalies thought to relate to late post medieval features shown on 18th-19th century maps were also identified (PRN 61425b). {7}{8} Trial trenching at the same site located the features identified in the geophysical survey, as well as further medieval and post medieval features (PRN 61425a). The medieval features consisted of ditches, gullies and pits (including rubbish pits) containing 12th-14th century pottery. These features suggest occupation within this area during this period, following which was a period of decline and contraction. The post medieval features (PRN 61425b) consist of ditches which are probably related to agricultural land use, suggesting that this area remained unoccupied into the post medieval period. 18th-19th century deposits on the site correspond with features shown on maps of that period, and also with the late post medieval features identified during the geophysical survey. {9}{10}

Sources/Archives (12)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 24/41.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. p 57.
  •  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.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. p 190.
  •  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 58.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. p 360.
  •  Report: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. Nov 2000. Land off Hall Road, Great Hale. HGH00.
  •  Archive: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. Nov 2000. Land off Hall Road, Great Hale. LCNCC 2000.183.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. Jan 2001. Land at Hall Road, Great Hale. GHR00.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Jan 2001. Land at Hall Road, Great Hale. LCNCC 2000.324.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. pp 369-70.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. pp 541-42.

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Grid reference Centred TF 1490 4289 (550m by 571m)
Civil Parish GREAT HALE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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