Monument record MLI88529 - Site of St Stephen-in-Newland church and churchyard

Summary

Site of St Stephen-in-Newland church and churchyard

Type and Period (2)

  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1124 AD? to 1546 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1124 AD? to 1546 AD)

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PRN 70471 This church stood on the original line of the main street in Newland, giving it the 'senior' location within the suburb. It is poorly documented and its foundation date in uncertain. It appears to have continued in use until at least the Reformation and its churchyard was still receiving elite burials in 1507. However, in 1546 it was considered surplus to requirements and the still intact building was given to the city sheriffs to be liquidated by them in lieu of cash payment. {1} It is suggested that the church was founded on reclaimed land recovered when the Fossdyke was cleaned out by Henry I c. 1124. {4} The church is first mentioned in the documentary sources in 1163. {2} There was a chantry belonging to Sir William Blyton in the church. {3} In 1546, when the church went out of use, its assets ('gutter of lead, tiles, timber and stone') were valued at £10. {4}{5}{6} Parts of a human skull and some animal bones were found during a watching brief, in a cabling trench at SK 97260 71410. Although the digging machine had caused lots of fragmentation it was still evident that the bones had been previously disturbed. The bones were in a matrix of brown clay with brick and limestone inclusions. Bone was present both in the bottom of the trench and ran into the west side at a depth of c.90cm below the existing surface. They were probably from the known cemetery of the parish church of St Stephen which closed sometime in the 16th century. {7}{8}

Sources/Archives (9)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Jones, Michael, J; Stocker, D.; and Vince, A.. 2003. The City by the Pool including LARA. RAZ 9.60.14, 10.60.14.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1984. The Place-Names of Lincolnshire, Part 1. 1. p 135.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: HILL, J.W.F.. 1948. Medieval Lincoln. p 333.
  •  Article in Serial: Edmund Venables. 1888. 'A list and brief description of the churches of Lincoln previous to the period of the Reformation' in Associated Architectural and Archaeological Societies’ Reports and Papers. p 337, nos. 21, 22.
  •  Article in Serial: Stocker, D.A.. 1990. ‘The archaeology of the Reformation in Lincoln’ in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. Vol 25, p 20 (table 1).
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. OS card index for Lincoln. LINCOLN. SK 97 SE; 83.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Sep 2005. Archaeological Watching Brief, Telephone Cable Ducting, Lincoln. LTCS05.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Sep 2005. Archaeological Watching Brief, Telephone Cable Ducting, Lincoln. LCNCC 2005.52.
  •  Index: SMR file cards for Lincoln. LINCOLN. SK 97 SE; FK.

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Grid reference Centred SK 97226 71424 (80m by 80m) Approximate
Civil Parish CARHOLME, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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