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NORTH STOKE

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Settlement earthworks in Stoke Rochford Park. The settlement was documented in Domesday Book and was occupied until the 19th century when it was moved to make way for further development of the park. Excavations have revealed the possible remains of the manor house and church. Three fragments of a mid 11th century cross-shaft were found in the church ruins in the first decade of the 20th century.

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North Stoke (Nortstoches) is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as a possession of Earl Morcar, claimed by the Norman baron, Drew de Beurere.

There was formerly a church (St. Andrew) here. [See SK 92 NW 5 for Saxon cross found in the ruins].

OS 1" 1824 shows North Stoke as a hamlet of about fifteen buildings, centred at SK 917283, but there is no symbol for a church. APs (4) show indeterminate marks in this area. (1-4)

There are no surface indications of desertion in the area which is now extensive parkland. (5)

The village was removed when it was decided to rebuild Stoke Rochford Hall (completed 1842) and empark the whole area. There were 19 buildings in 1796 but only 3 in 1880. (6)

The probable site of St Andrew's Church was excavated by D Kaye in 1968 (at SK 917286). Pottery from the 11th-14th century was found, but only the southern part of the building has been excavated so far. A bank to the NW of the church revealed 16th-17th century and Saxo-Norman pottery etc. The land W of the church seems to indicate the churchyard, and beyond this a series of grassed hummocks may be the site of the rectory, said to have been burnt down in 1697.
To the SW of the 'churchyard' two large buildings were discovered one associated with Saxo-Norman Stamford and other similar wares (7). (6-7)

Additional reference. (8-9)

[SK 916285] Excavation continued in 1972 of a building, possible site of manor house, c.45m W of church. Eleventh century pottery found in foundation trenches. (10-12)

Possible Medieval or post-Medieval earthworks visible on the slopes
overlooking a small stream could be associated with the Medieval
village refered to by the previous authorities. The following
features centred at SK 9162 2844 were mapped from poor quality air
photographs.

On the south facing slope are the remains of four potential crofts
which are visible as conjoined bank defined enclosures on average 30m
by 25m. Attached to these are a series of linear banks and a ditch
which are probably associated boundaries. Also on the south facing
slope are a series of linear banks which could be defining lynchets.
(Morph No. LI.794.9.1)

The features described above have probably survived because they are
situated in the parkland associated with Stoke Rochford House which
will probably have had relatively little cultivation since the land
was emparked. The features may also have survived because they are
on marginal land i.e. on relatively steep slopes overlooking a
stream. The features are not necessarily of Medieval date and could
be post-Medieval and be associated with the parkland.

This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database.
(13)

Three fragments of a mid 11th century cross-shaft were found in the church ruins in the first decade of the 20th century. Of limestone and severely weathered, they are of South Kesteven type. They are now in the churchyard of St Mary's and st Andrew's Church at South Stoke. (14)

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( 1) General reference

Lincs Record Soc 19 1924 xliii lxxxiv (C W Foster)

( 2) General reference

Little Guide, Lincs 2nd Edn 1924 294-5 (J C Cox)

( 3) General reference

OS 1" 1824

( 4) General reference

APs (RAF 106G/UK/1431/7244-5, 16th April 1946)

( 5) Field Investigators Comments

F1 JB 05-MAR-65

( 6) General reference

Medieval Archaeol 13 1969 278-9 (D M Wilson and J G Hurst)

( 7) General reference

Deserted Medieval Villages Research Group 18th Ann Rep 1970 20 (D Kaye)

(8) General reference

Beresford, M and Hurst, J G, 1971. Deserted Medieval Villages (157 194)

(9) General reference

East Midlands Archaeol Bull 11 1977 17 (D Kaye)

(10) General reference

Medieval Archaeol 15 1971 163 (S Moorhouse)

(11) General reference

Medieval Village Research Grp 20-1 1972-3 33-4 (D Kaye)

(12) General reference

Medieval Archaeol 17 1973 181 (J Cherry)

(13) General reference

Helen Winton/19-JAN-1996/RCHME: Lincolnshire NMP

(14) P Everson and D Stocker 1999 Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, Volume 5. Lincolnshire

Page(s)253-4

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