Monument record MLI81608 - Mere settlement
Summary
Mere settlement
Type and Period (1)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
61673
Mere was a medieval village of some importance with a church, the site of which is not known. It is mentioned in the Feudal Aids of 1316. It was a separate parish which was unified with Branston in 1418 and by 1428 there were fewer than 10 householders. There are earthworks which appear to be confined to the small park in which Mere Hall stands. They consist of amorphous earthworks with occasional disconnected stretches of wall breaking the ground surface. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2926 Index: SMR file for Branston and Mere. BRANSTON AND MERE. TF 06 NW:AI; TMA; 1977.
- <2> SLI4819 Unpublished Document: R.H. Healey and D.R. Roffe. Some Medieval and Later Earthworks in South Lincolnshire. page 127.
- <3> SLI2407 Index: OS CARD INDEX. BRANSTON AND MERE. TF 06 NW:6; DA; 25/7/63.
- <4> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. lxxxi.
- <5> SLI933 Bibliographic Reference: BERESFORD, M.W.. 1954. The Lost Villages of England. pp.309, 361.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 008 652 (270m by 199m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRANSTON AND MERE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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