Monument record MLI81487 - Settlement of Billinghay

Summary

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

Type and Period (7)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1883 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval - 1883 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Full Description

There are two entries in the Domesday Book for Billinghay, which at that time was known as 'Belingei'. The Archbishop of Canterbury owned a manor there, and also sokeland in Walcott. There were three fisheries which were part of the manor. The minimum population at that time was eighteen. The name probably means 'the island of the Billingas', 'Billingas' being 'the people of, the followers of Bill(a)' from Old English. {1}{2} There were sixty households in Billinghay in 1563. {3} The population in 1801 was 579, and by 1901 it was 1283. {4} There was a large fire in Billinghay on 9th September 1864 when many houses and farm buildings were destroyed, including the Primitive Methodist Chapel. {5} The parish was formerly known for its fisheries, from the great extent of fen and pools within its boundaries. In winter the village was not infrequently surrounded by water. {6} Earthwork remains of medieval ridge and furrow have been noted on aerial photographs around Billinghay (PRN 61631a - TF 1466 5514 and PRN 61631b - TF 1527 5484. {7} A linear feature was recorded during a watching brief at Church Lane (PRN 61631c - TF 1567 5498). The feature was thought to be a former trackway that appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey maps of the area. {8}{9} A single 13th to 15th pottery sherd was recovered during fieldwalking on land at Walcott Road (PRN 61631d - TF 1500 5517). Post-medieval brick and tile was also identified. {10}{11} A 16th or 17th century Nuremburg token was found in a garden on Bridge Street. {12} Post-medieval plough furrows were revealed during topsoil stripping on land at Walcott Road (PRN 61631e - TF 1462 5520). Medieval and post-medieval pottery, brick and tile fragments were also recovered; these were thought to derive from manuring scatters. {13}{14} A pit and ditch of medieval date were recorded in May 2014, during trial trenching on land between West Street and Car Dyke, Billinghay (PRN 61631f - TF 1559 5516). A sherd of 13th century Lincoln Glazed ware pottery was recovered from the fill of the pit, whilst four pieces of medieval flat roof tile were recovered from the ditch. {15}{16}

Sources/Archives (16)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 2/40-1.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1984. The Place-Names of Lincolnshire, Part 1. 1. p.14.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. p.189.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. p.363.
  •  Article in Serial: Drury, R.. 1989. 'The Great Fire of Billinghay' in Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology Newsletter. p.29.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. p.489.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. EA042 ABK45.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. April 2001. Plots 1 and 4 Church Street, Billinghay. CHB01.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. April 2001. Plots 1 and 4 Church Street, Billinghay. LCNCC 2001.48.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Land at Walcott Road, Billinghay. BWR02.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Land at Walcott Road, Billinghay. LCNCC 2002.149.
  •  Index: North Kesteven Records. Billinghay. NK9.17.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2005. Archaeological Investigation on Land at Walcott Road, Billinghay. BWR03.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2005. Archaeological Investigation on Land at Walcott Road, Billinghay. LCNCC 2003.263.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2014. Land Between West Street and Car Dyke, Billinghay. PCAS site code: BILE 14.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2014. Land Between West Street and Car Dyke, Billinghay. LCNCC 2014.70.

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Grid reference Centred TF 1545 5496 (1500m by 743m)
Civil Parish BILLINGHAY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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