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| Name: | DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE OF ELSTHORPE/SOUTHORPE |
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| HER Number: | MLI33654 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE OF ELSTHORPE/SOUTHORPE
| Grid Reference: | TF 055 244 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF02SE |
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| Parish: | EDENHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
SITE OF ELSTHORPE DMV OR ALTERNATIVE SITE OF SOUTHORPE DMV. ON WELL RAISED GROUND IN AN ANGLE OF THE RIVER, H HEALEY REPORTED CONSIDERABLE VISIBLE EARTHWORKS WHICH SHOW CLEARLY ON A ST JOSEPH AP. 'SITE IDENTIFIED AS THAT OF THE DESERTED MEDIEVAL OF SOUTHORPE, NOT PREVIOUSLY LOCATED.{1}{3}{8} ON KNOWN DMV SITE EVIDENCE OF LANDOWNER DIGGING. ?HOUSE PLATFORM, STONE WALLS c.2.5 FT THICK WELL BUILT IN UNDRESSED STONE UNCOVERED. POTTERY:SHELLY AND COARSE GREEN GLAZED WARES SEEN. PART OF SITE NOW PLOUGHED.{2} TF0562245A - TRACES OF DESERTED VILLAGE OF ELSTHORPE, WHICH WAS IN EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF THE DOOMSDAY SURVEY, VISIBLE ON AP's.{4}{5}{6}{7}
ELSTHORPE IS A TYPICAL MIGRATORY VILLAGE WITH A MODERN HAMLET 3-4 MILES REMOVED FROM THE SMALL AREA OF DESERTION CITED ABOVE. EARTHWORKS OF THE LATTER, SURVIVING IN PASTURE, CONSIST PRINCIPALLY OF A SUNKEN ROAD, BUILDING SITES AND FISHPONDS; SURVEYED ST 1-2500.{7}
<1> SMR FILE, TF02SE:O,1966, - (Index). SLI3005.
<2> SMR FILE, TF02SE:O,1968, KERR N (Index). SLI3005.
<3> J.B. Whitwell (ed.), 1966, 'Archaeological Notes, 1964 and 1965' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, P 47 (Article in Serial). SLI776.
<4> OS CARD INDEX, TF02SE13,1965, DA (Index). SLI2369.
<5> C.W. Foster and T. Longley, 1924, Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey, VOL 19:LXXV P 128 AND 185 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI893.
<6> ST JOSEPH, J.K.S., 1945-79, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION, AGC101 (Aerial Photograph). SLI111.
<7> RAF, 1946-71, RAF POST WAR COLLECTION, CPE:UK:1932.1291-2,1947, (Aerial Photograph). SLI134.
<8> HEALEY, R.H., 1966, PARISH FILE, - (Correspondence). SLI1271.
Monument Types
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: SMR FILE. EDENHAM. TF02SE:O,1966, -. |
| <2> | Index: SMR FILE. EDENHAM. TF02SE:O,1968, KERR N. |
| <3> | Article in Serial: J.B. Whitwell (ed.). 1966. 'Archaeological Notes, 1964 and 1965' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. P 47. |
| <4> | Index: OS CARD INDEX. BARHOLM AND STOWE. TF02SE13,1965, DA. |
| <5> | Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. VOL 19:LXXV P 128 AND 185. |
| <6> | Aerial Photograph: ST JOSEPH, J.K.S.. 1945-79. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AGC101. |
| <7> | Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-71. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. CPE:UK:1932.1291-2,1947, . |
| <8> | Correspondence: HEALEY, R.H.. 1966. PARISH FILE. -. |
Related records
| MLI33649 | Related to: DMV OF SOUTHORPE (Monument) |
| MLI33659 | Related to: MEDIEVAL POTTERY FOUND AT ELSTHORPE LAKE (Find Spot) |
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