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Historic England Research Records

North Ormsby
Hob Uid: 1051443
Location : Lincolnshire East Lindsey North Ormsby
Grid Ref : TF2853093070
Summary : Medieval settlement (hollow way, tofts, crofts, buildings, ridge and furrow, ponds, lynchets) seen as cropmarks and earthworks.
More information : The remains of Medieval settlement were seen as earthworks and mapped from good quality air photographs. The Medieval settlement is adjacent to a Gilbertine priory (TF 29 SE 5) and an ornamental moat (TF 29 SE 4) by Abbey Farm and some features could be common to these other sites. The remains of tofts and crofts are visible flanking an east - west oriented hollow way, centred at TF 2853 9307. The tofts and crofts are visible as embanked enclosures ranging in size from 15m by 15m to 100m by 50m. The tofts to the north of the hollow way have been ploughed and are now visible as cropmarks. In the tofts at the east end of the settlement are the remains of two buildings visible as rectangular enclosures, measuring 10m by 8m and 5m by 5m, defined by low banks or earth covered walls. These are centred at TF 2873 9315 and TF 2870 9309. Two quarries in this area may indicate the site of grubbed out buildings. To the south of the settlement remains is a block of ridge and furrow and the remains of more croft or field boundaries, centred at TF 2760 9296. The remains of lynchets are visible on the south west fringe of the settlement, centred at TF 2836 9287. There are three lynchets measuring on average 170m by 15m. More fragments of Medieval settlement are visible to the west of the Priory. Fragments of possible crofts and a large pond are centred at TF 2793 9298. The pond could be related to the adjacent ornamental moat referred to above. (Morph No. LI.331.1.1-20) This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database. (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Helen Winton/29-JUL-1993/RCHME: Lincolnshire NMP
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Settlement, Toft, Croft, Building, Pond, Lynchet, Ridge And Furrow
Evidence : Earthwork, Cropmark

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 41146
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : LI.331.1
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 29 SE 12
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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1992-07-01
End Date : 1997-03-01

Historic England Research Records

North Ormsby