Monument record MLI81298 - Settlement of Canwick

Summary

The settlement of Canwick probably has its origins in the late Anglo-Saxon period, and survives to the present.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

61471 The name Canwick comes from the Old English personal name 'Cana', and Old English 'wic', which means 'a dwelling, a specialised building, a dairy farm'. There are several entries in the Domesday Book which record at least four manors, with a minimum population of around 50. Five fisheries are also mentioned, three of which belonged to Bishop Geoffrey of Countance (6/1), two belonged to Roger of Poitou (16/47). {1}{2} The Diocesan Return of 1563 recorded 20 families with 1 at Sheepwash. {3} By the early 1720s there were 22 families recorded in Canwick, and in 1856 there were 213 inhabitants. {4}{5} Medieval and post medieval pottery has been found in Canwick, and an iron knife and bottle seals. Now in Lincoln Museum (LCNCC 36-40.67). {6}{7} Fourteenth and fifteenth century pottery was found at SK 985 695. The person, who reported the finds, has presented it to Lincoln Museum (LCNCC 30.58). The builders are said to have seen traces of buildings on the site. {8}{9} Earthwork remains of medieval boundaries, crofts, a hollow way and extractive pit are visible on aerial photographs. {10} Canwick was enclosed by Act of Parliament in 1786. {11} It has been tentatively suggested that Canwick formed the principal part of an early medieval estate, which also included Bracebridge and Wigford. {12}

Sources/Archives (13)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. page 28.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 4/80, 6/1, 7/51, 16/47-48, 33/2, 67/26-27, 72/18.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. page 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. page 28.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. page 361.
  •  Index: SMR file. Canwick. SK 96 NE:Y.
  •  Artefact: 1967. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1967. LM 36-40.67.
  •  Article in Serial: D.F. Petch. 1959-60. 'Archaeological Notes for 1958' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. Vol 8, page 23 No 23.
  •  Artefact: 1958. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1958. LM 30.58.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9869:LI.890.2-3; 1996.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: HILL, J.W.F.. 1948. Medieval Lincoln. pp.39, 52, 273, 343, 354-57.
  •  Article in Serial: Mills, D.. 2001. Lincolnshire Past and Present. No 44, pp.7-11.
  •  Index: NORTH KESTEVEN RECORDS. CANWICK. NK17.5.

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Grid reference Centred SK 987 697 (757m by 489m)
Civil Parish CANWICK, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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