Monument record MLI82405 - The settlement of Great Ponton
Summary
The settlement of Great Ponton probably has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and survives to the present.
Type and Period (8)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD to 2050 AD)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- QUARRY (Unknown date)
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ANIMAL SHED (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 35492
The settlement of Great Ponton is first documented in the Domesday Book, and was known as Panptune. The name may derive from the Old English 'village or farmstead in the hollow, or depression'. {1}{2}
There was a manor and sokeland belonging to the King, a berewic and 1 mill rendering 6 shillings belonging to Drew de Beurere, and a manor belonging to Countess Judith, with five mills rendering 44 shillings. This manor was successfully claimed by Robert de Todeny in a land ownership dispute. The minimum population on these land holdings was about 30. {2}
By 1563 there were 37 households, which remained roughly steady until the early eighteenth century when there were about 40 families in Great Ponton. {3}{4}
Enclosure was by Act of Parliament in 1772. {5}
The population was 411 in 1801 and rose in the mid nineteenth century to 680, and fell again, by 1901, to 400. {6}
During a watching brief at SK 926 304 two undated pits were recorded, these are thought to have been possibly used for quarrying. {7}{8}
A further watching brief at SK 926 304 revealed a series of undated alluvial deposits which indicates the possible presence of an east-west orientated river channel. Wood fragments and animal bone were recovered but unfortunately no date can be attributed to them. {9}{10}
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken during groundworks associated with residential development on land at Dallygate, Great Ponton. The watching brief was undertaken on Plot 7 and identified colluvial soils overlying natural geological deposits. Dumps of mortar based deposits, possibly related to the construction of the medieval manor and/or church to the west, were recorded along with evidence of a post-medieval field system. Late post-medieval and modern dumped deposits, a well and a possible stone built cote/animal shelter formed the final phases of the site. {11}{12}
Sources/Archives (12)
- <01> SLI6442 Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1984. The Place-Names of Lincolnshire, Part 1. 1. page 98.
- <02> SLI5431 Bibliographic Reference: Morris, J. (ed.). 1986. Domesday Book for Lincolnshire. 1/14, 30/23, 56/6, 72/19.
- <03> SLI6089 Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. pafe 191.
- <04> SLI6090 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 75.
- <05> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. page 424.
- <06> SLI1104 Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. page 365.
- <07> SLI7798 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Plots 3 and 4 Dallygate, Great Ponton. DGP 00.
- <08> SLI7799 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Plots 3 and 4 Dallygate, Great Ponton. LCNCC:2000.148.
- <09> SLI7800 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Plots 8 and 9 Dallygate, Great Ponton. GPA 00.
- <10> SLI7801 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Plots 8 and 9, Dallygate, Great Ponton. LCNCC:2000.148.
- <11> SLI9049 Report: Archaeological Project Services. Dec 2002. Archaeological watching brief on land at Dallygate, Great Ponton. GPD00.
- <12> SLI9050 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Dec 2002. Archaeological watching brief on land at Dallygate, Great Ponton. LCNCC 2000.148.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 926 303 (579m by 484m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT PONTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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