Monument record MLI81819 - The settlement of Raithby, Raithby cum Maltby
Summary
The settlement of Raithby has existed at least since the time of Domesday through to the present day.
Type and Period (8)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1086 AD to 2050 AD)
- SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1086 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1086 AD to 1539 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1086 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1086 AD to 1539 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1086 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1086 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING PLATFORM (Medieval - 1086 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 44022
At the time of Domesday, as part of the South Riding of Lindsey, the settlements of Hallington and Kelstern, Raithby by Louth and Raithby by Maltby were held by Earl Hugh, containing sokeland of the manor of Tathwell, and had a minumum population of 61 people.{1} The placename Raithby derives from the Old Norse personal name 'Hreithi' and the Old Danish 'by', translating as 'Hreithi's farmstead/village'.{2}{3} The Diocesan Return of 1563 records 21 households for Raithby cum Maltby, by then part of the Deanery of Louthesk.{4}
During a site visit, earthwork possible building platforms were recorded at TF 3098 8491 and TF 3120 8465.{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 13/29.
- <2> SLI5432 Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. page 100.
- <3> SLI1065 Bibliographic Reference: Ekwall, E.. 1960. Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names - Fourth Edition. p. 379.
- <4> SLI6089 Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. Appendix I, p. 196.
- <5> SLI6829 Report: Archaeological Project Services. June 2000. Electricity line refurbishment bewtween Stenigot and Tathwell, East Lindsey. STE00.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3073 8472 (1411m by 1002m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RAITHBY CUM MALTBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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