Monument record MLI88070 - Settlement of Grimoldby

Summary

The settlement of Grimoldby has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and survives to the present day.

Type and Period (11)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1733 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

The name Grimoldby was Grimalbi in 1086 and derives from the Old Danish meaning 'Grimali's farmstead'. {1} The 1086 Domesday Book states that the King held 4 carucates of land as part of the manor in Gayton le Wold. Alfred of Lincoln also held 1 bovate of land, which is recorded as waste. There was a minimum population of 11 people. By 1115, the Count of Brittany held 3 carucates, 1 bovate of land, and Alan of Lincoln held 7 bovates of land. {2} In 1334, the Lay subsidy return for Grimoldby and Stewton was £2 15s 4d which was less than the average for the Louthesk wapentake, implying that this parish was less prosperous. {3} In 1377, Grimoldby and Stewton had 135 tax payers. {4} In 1563 there were 45 households. {5} In the early 18th century the population of Grimoldby rose from 50 families in 1706 to 60 in 1722. There was also 1 Roman Catholic family. {6} The population rose from 246 in 1801, peaking at 363 in 1881, and falling again to 301 in 1901. {7} Earthworks were observed on aerial photographs as part of the national mapping programme. Features included: Crofts (PRN 46214a-d: TF 3907 8863, TF 3916 8843, TF 3929 8805 and TF 3939 8786) Ridge and furrow tofts (PRN 46214e-g: TF 3897 8854, TF 3928 8839 and TF 3950 8768). {8} Medieval and post-medieval features were identified in January 1997, during trial trenching to inform proposed residential development on land at Glebe Paddock (PRN 46214h - TF 3922 8799). The features comprised the remains of two probable post-medieval gullies and a pit, from which two sherds of 12th century pottery were recovered. Levelled earthworks were also noted on the site, principally that of an east to west aligned depression, which was thought to represent the remains of a former medieval hollow way. {9}{10} Subsequent investigations, comprising earthwork survey and archaeological monitoring, were conducted in October 2000, during groundworks for the residential development at the Glebe Paddock site. The remains of two probable medieval hollow ways were recorded by the earthwork survey, along with what was thought to represent a former medieval property boundary, although no evidence of former house platforms was identified. A small assemblage of redeposited post-medieval pottery and tile was recorded during the archaeological monitoring, but no further features were identified. {11}{12} A short length of post-medieval chalk and brick wall was recorded in July 2002, during the archaeological monitoring of the construction of an extension to 34 Tinkle Street (PRN 46214i - TF 3926 8791). It was thought possible that the wall represented the remains of an earlier post-medieval structure on the site. The wall was L-shaped in plan form, measuring c.4m long and 0.6m high, although it had been extensively robbed or disturbed. A single sherd of 17th to early 18th century pottery was recovered from the backfill of the wall's foundation trench, giving a rough date for its construction. A redeposited handle from a 13th century medieval Beverley ware jug was also recovered from the site. {13}{14} The remains of a backfilled pond and a former drainage ditch were identified in May 2014, during trial trenching on land adjacent to Southdown, Eastfield Lane, Grimoldby (PRN 46214j - TF 3938 8829). The full dimensions of the pond were not established during the evaluation, though it was thought to be of quite a substantial size. The former drainage ditch was aligned on an approximate north to south axis, and had been re-used at some point to hold a modern land drain. Both features were of likely post-medieval date, given the recorded historical use of this area, although no finds were recovered and the exact date of construction of either feature could not be confirmed. {15}{16} Several redeposited sherds of early post-medieval pottery were recovered in January 2016, during archaeological monitoring of new development on land to the rear of Church House, 32 Tinkle Street (PRN 46214k - TF 3933 8792). The assemblage was recovered from topsoil deposits, and comprised two sherds of Glazed Red Earthenware and a piece of Late Humber-type ware, all dating from the mid 16th to 17th centuries. {17}{18} Earthwork remains of two areas of medieval settlement activity were noted in February 2016, during a site visit to assess the impact of proposed residential development on land to the south of Eastfield Lane (PRN 46214l - TF 3936 8820, and PRN 46214m - TF 3910 8851). The earthworks at both locations had not previously been identified by the National Mapping Programme, but comprised the remains of probable crofts and building platforms, fronting onto nearby streets. {19} The medieval earthworks previously identified on land to the south of Eastfield Lane (PRN 46214l) were the subject of a programme of detailed earthwork survey, conducted in May 2016 to inform proposed development on the site. Earthwork remains of medieval settlement activity, including the remains of former tofts, crofts and probable livestock enclosures, were recorded along the northern and western sides of the surveyed field. The various property and enclosure boundaries were marked by shallow hollows and ditches, whilst a number of more irregular hollows and depressions were thought to possibly mark the locations of former ponds or small-scale mineral extraction. {20}{21} The remains of five intersecting ditches of probable medieval date were recorded in July 2016, during an earthwork survey of land off Middlesykes Lane, Grimoldby (PRN 46214n - TF 3928 8851). The form and orientation of the ditches would suggest they represent former property boundaries, reflecting settlement activity rather than agricultural features. These properties were aligned perpendicular to the course of Middlesykes Lane, and were defined at the southern end by a larger boundary ditch that ran the length of the field and was still in use as a modern field boundary and tree line. {22}{23}

Sources/Archives (23)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. p.54.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 1/84; 27/28; L18/1, 7.
  •  Article in Serial: R.E. Glasscock. 1964. 'The Lay Subsidy of 1334 for Lincolnshire' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. vol.10.2, p.130.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Graham Platts. 1985. Land and People in Medieval Lincolnshire. p.306.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. p.196.
  •  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. p.56.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. p.371.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF3988: LI.232.1.1-2.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln). 1997. Glebe Paddock, Grimoldby. PCA site code: GPG 96.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln). 1997. Glebe Paddock, Grimoldby. LCNCC 174.96.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2001. Glebe Paddock, Tinkle Street, Grimoldby. LAS site code: GPGA 00.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2001. Glebe Paddock, Tinkle Street, Grimoldby. LCNCC 2000.305.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2003. 34 Tinkle Street, Grimoldby. APS site code: TSG 02.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2003. 34 Tinkle Street, Grimoldby. LCNCC 2002.341.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2014. Land Adjacent to Southdown, Eastfield Lane, Grimoldby. PCAS site code: ELGE14.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2014. Land Adjacent to Southdown, Eastfield Lane, Grimoldby. LCNCC 2014.87.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2016. Land to Rear of Church House, 32 Tinkle Street, Grimoldby. PCAS site code: GRIM 15.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2016. Land to Rear of Church House, 32 Tinkle Street, Grimoldby. LCNCC 2015.236.
  •  Verbal Communication: Allen, Jan. 2016. Information from Jan Allen. -.
  •  Report: Witham Archaeology. 2016. Land off Eastfield Lane, Grimoldby. WA site code: GREL16.
  •  Archive: Witham Archaeology. 2016. Land off Eastfield Lane, Grimoldby. LCNCC 2016.53.
  •  Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2016. Land off Middlesykes Lane, Grimoldby. AAL site code: GMLR16.
  •  Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2016. Land off Middlesykes Lane, Grimoldby. LCNCC 2016.93.

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Grid reference Centred TF 3923 8826 (807m by 1486m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish GRIMOLDBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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