Monument record MLI86091 - Ouseby medieval settlement
Summary
Ouseby medieval settlement has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period, and documentary evidence suggests it survived until at least the mid fourteenth century
Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1539 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
34671
Ouseby is an extinct hamlet in Birthorpe, which was formerly in the parish of Stow by Threckingham, but is now in Sempringham. It is documented in the Domesday Book, at which time there was a manor and a berewic belonging to Colsuain, and a further manor belonging to Suen, and a berewic of a manor in Newton near Folkingham belonging to Odo the Arblaster. Mills and a church are also mentioned. The minimum population at that time was 15. Birthorp cum Useby was villata in 1316, and Birthorp and Ouseby was also documented in 1327. {1}
Pottery dating from the twelfth century onwards and a fragment of mid to late Saxon lava quern were recovered from the site during field walking (at TF 1052 3452) as part of the Fenland Survey. Stamford ware, a bronze buckle and a fourteenth century coin have also been recovered from the site. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. lxii; lxxv; 26/37,41; 48/6; 67/22.
- <2> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. Gazetteer BIL18.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1061 3432 (164m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BILLINGBOROUGH, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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