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Summary

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

Full description

The settlement of Yarburgh has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and exists to the present day. The name Yarburgh derives from the Old English 'eorth-burg' meaning an earthwork. The location of this earthwork is unknown. {1}

In 1086, the King owned 2 carucates, 5 1/3 bovates in the parish, which were part of a manor in Gayton le Wold. Alfred of Lincoln claimed 1/2 a carucate from the King. By 1115, the Count of Brittany held the manor in Gayton le Wold, which still owned the 2 carucates, 5 1/3 bovates of land. There is no mention of a settlement at this time. {2}

In 1377 there were 100 poll tax payers. {3}

In 1563 there was 32 households. {4}

The population was 182 in 1801 rising to a peak of 279 in 1861, falling again to 170 in 1901. {5}

Earthworks were identified on aerial photographs by the National Mapping Programme. These were:
Enclosures (PRN 41248a-e - TF 3523 9302, TF 3523 9278, TF 3517 9267, TF 3526 9252, and TF 3542 9249)
Trackway (PRN 41248f - TF 3539 9262). {6}

The site of a supposed moat, now thought to be the remains of a drainage system which is still extant, and not an antiquity (PRN 41248g - TF 3521 9240). {7}

<1> Kenneth Cameron, 1998, A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names, p.146 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI5432.

<2> C.W. Foster and T. Longley, 1924, Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey, 1/87 69/8 L18/1 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI893.

<3> Graham Platts, 1985, Land and People in Medieval Lincolnshire, p.306 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1074.

<4> Gerald A.J. Hodgett, 1975, Tudor Lincolnshire, p.196 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI6089.

<5> William Page (ed), 1906, The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2, p.372 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1104.

<6> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, National Mapping Programme, TF 3593: LI.364.3.3, TF3592: LI.364.4.1-3 & 7 (Map). SLI3613.

<7> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Card Index, TF 39 SE: 1 (Index). SLI2344.

Monument Types

• ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
• TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status

• SHINE
• SHINE

Sources and further reading

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