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Castle Carlton
Hob Uid: 893278
Location : Lincolnshire East Lindsey Reston
Grid Ref : TF3965083530
Summary : A Medieval planned 'town' thought to be of 12th century origin. The new town was apparently laid out in 50 or 52 tofts. The remains of these Medieval tofts and crofts are visible as earthworks and on aerial photographs. Castle Carlton was an established commercial centre by the 13th century and was sometimes known as Market Carlton.
More information : Site of DMV of Castle Carlton which is not mentioned in Domesday. (1) The remains of Medieval tofts and crofts were visible as earthworks around the modern village of Castle Carlton and these have been mapped from good quality air photographs. The tofts and crofts were visible as fragmentary, rectilinear, ditch defined enclosures north and south of the road that runs through the village. They are centred at TF 3965 8353, TF 3975 8350, TF 3991 8369 and TF 3982 8379. (Morph No. LI.147.5.1-5) There is thought to be a twelfth century charter granting Hugh Bardolf the right to develop a 'new town' at Castle Carlton and therefore give it borough status. The new town was apparently laid out in 50 or 52 tofts and incentives were offered to encourage people to live there. Castle Carlton was an established commercial centre by the thirteenth century and was sometimes known as Market Carlton. A field walking exercise in 1977/1978 found Medieval pottery scatters throughout the remains of the tofts and crofts. (2a-b)

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Source details : Helen Winton/22-JAN-1993/RCHME: Lincolnshire NMP
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Source details : Everson P, "Occupation du sol au moyen age et a l'epoque moderne dans le nord du Lincolnshire" in "La prospection archaeologique : paysage et peuplement" DAF No. 3 (1986)
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Planned in 12th century
Monument End Date : 1199
Monument Start Date : 1100
Monument Type : Town, Toft, Croft
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 42504
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 42503
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : LI.147.5
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 38 SE 15
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Activity type : FIELD SURVEY
Start Date : 1977-01-01
End Date : 1982-12-31

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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1992-07-01
End Date : 1997-03-01

Historic England Research Records

Castle Carlton