Monument record MLI90705 - Settlement of Newton

Summary

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

Type and Period (6)

  • (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)

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PRN 64940 [This record includes information from PRNs 62689, 62691, 60749 and 61897, now deleted.] The settlement of Newton is first mentioned in the Domesday Book. Land there belonged to the Bishop of Durham, Colsuain, Odo the Arblaster and Ulviet. The settlement had a minimum population of 2 sokeman, 23 villeins and 9 bordars although some of these people may have been resident in nearby settlements, areas of which are described as "inland" of Newton. A church and mills are also mentioned (although the mills are in the inland). {1} The place name 'Newton' is of Old English origin and refers to 'the new farmstead, village'. {2} The Lay Subsidy of 1334 records the settlement's wealth as £2 18s 9d, below average for its wapentake (Aveland). {3} The Diocesan Return of 1563 records 18 households at Newton. {4} By the late 17th - early 18th century there were 23 families in the parish, rising to 25. {5} In 1801 the parish had a population of 127, rising to 228 by 1861 before falling again to 159 by 1901. {6} The village and its inhabitants in 1856 are discussed in White's "Directory". {12} Earthwork remains of medieval crofts (TF 0451 3621 - PRN 64940a) and boundaries (TF 0491 3609 - PRN 64940b) are visible around the village. Ridge and furrow can also be seen near the village (see PRNs 62688 and 62692). {7} During a watching brief at TF 0455 3613, features were recorded that suggest there was domestic or light industrial settlement on the site (PRN 64940c). There was a cluster of post holes with more than one phase of construction. Pottery from those features form three distinct groups with date ranges of late 10th to late 12th century; 13th to 15th century and 14th to 15th century. Successive timber construction may have taken place over at least a century. There were also the remains of a stone wall of poor quality, dry-stone construction. This appeared to be the north-east corner of a building built sometime after the 13th or 14th century. {8}{9} During a watching brief at TF 04581 36121 dump deposits were recorded which were thought to form a post-medieval terrace (PRN 64940d). {10}{11}

Sources/Archives (12)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 3/32, 55; 26/40-1; 48/5-7; 67/10.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. p 92.
  •  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.123.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. p 192.
  •  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 91.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. p 360.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF 03 NW; 0436; LI.840.4.2, LI.840.5.1.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1997. Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Newton near Grantham. NNG95.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1997. Archaeological Watching Brief: Newton near Grantham. LCNCC 69.95.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. June 2001. Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Newton Farm Cottage, Newton and Haceby. NFC01.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. June 2001. Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Newton Farm Cottage, Newton and Haceby. LCNCC 2001.102.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p 720.

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Grid reference Centred TF 04726 36184 (813m by 420m)
Civil Parish NEWTON AND HACEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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