Monument record MLI89243 - Settlement of Leasingham

Summary

The settlement of Leasingham is mentioned in Domesday Book and survives to the present day

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 64132 Leasingham is mentioned in the Domesday Book. At that time it belonged to two landowners, the Bishop of Lincoln and Geoffrey Alselin, and it had a minimum population of 16 villeins, 1 sokeman, 4 bordars and Adam, the Bishop's man. {1} The name Leasingham means 'the homestead, estate of Leofsigingas (the family and/or followers of Leofsige)', and is Old English in origin. {2} The Lay Subsidy of 1334 records the parish's wealth as £5 11s 4 1/2p, slightly above average for its wapentake (Flaxwell). {3} The Diocesan Return of 1563 records 22 households resident in Leasingham. {4} By the early 18th century, Leasingham's population stood at c. 40 families. {5} By 1801, the population of the parish was 263, which rose to 397 in 1841 before falling again to 314 by 1901. {6} The various families and individuals who held land in Leasingham parish are discussed in Trollope and Yerburgh, as are various sites, for instance two manors, which are now unlocated. {9}{10} A short description of the parish and its inhabitants, including a list of landowners, farmers and tradesmen, is given in White' Directory. {11} Heavily gritted late Saxon or medieval pottery was found c. 1960 at TF 0552 4876 (PRN 64132a). {7}{8}

Sources/Archives (10)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 7/52; 64/12.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. p 79.
  •  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.124.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. p 190.
  •  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. pp 79-80.
  •  Index: Leasingham SMR cards. LEASINGHAM. TF 04 NE; AO.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Leasingham OS Card Index. LEASINGHAM. TF 04 NE; 2.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. pp 264-69.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Yerburgh, Dr Richard. 1825. Sketches Illustrative of the Topography and History of New and Old Sleaford. pp 291-99.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. pp 450-51.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 05652 48531 (539m by 710m)
Civil Parish LEASINGHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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