Monument record MLI87739 - The settlement of Grainthorpe
Summary
The settlement of Grainthorpe has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and survives to the present day.
Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD to 2050 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 46052
Grainthorpe was spilt between owners in 1086, 2 carucates were owned by the King, 1 carucate and 2 bovates were owned by the Bishop of Durham and 3 1/2 bovates of Sokeland to Covenham were owned by William de Perci. There was a minimum population of 28. In the Lindsey survey of 1115, 2 carucates were recorded as being owned by the Count of Brittany. {1}
In 1086 the name is recorded as being Germundtorp which derives from the personal name Germunds and the old Danish word thorp and is interpreted as 'Germund's secondary settlement'. {2}{3}
By 1563 Grainthorpe had a population of 24 families. {4}
The population of Grainthorpe parish was 408 in 1901 rising to 774 in 1871 and then falling again to 638 in 1901. {5}
During a watching brief at The Old Vicarage (TF 38602 96730), a pit (PRN 46052a) was found containing a single sherd of late 13th-15th century pottery. {6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 1/85; 3/18, 22/27; L18/1.
- <2> SLI5432 Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. page 52.
- <3> SLI9510 Bibliographic Reference: Gillian Fellows Jensen. 1978. Scandinavian Settlement Remains in the East Midlands. page 109.
- <4> SLI6089 Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. page 196.
- <5> SLI1104 Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. page 371.
- <6> SLI11242 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2007. The Old Vicarage, Grainsthorpe: Archaeological Watching Brief Report. OVGL06.
- <7> SLI11243 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2007. The Old Vicarage, Grainsthorpe: Archaeological Watching Brief Report. LCNCC 2007.5.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3823 9709 (1369m by 1354m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRAINTHORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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