Monument record MLI40806 - Cawkwell Deserted Medieval Village

Summary

Earthwork remains of Cawkwell deserted medieval village.

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Remains of Cawkwell medieval village. The village was mentioned in a document of 1354. A priest for the Church of St Peter was last instituted in c.1512-47. The church still stood in 1872, but was gone by 1924, with some of the masonry being re-used at the church at Scamblesby. Aerial photos show considerable earthwork remains of the village around TF 2806 7976, with cultivation traces out to the north-west to TF 2731 8025. {1}{2}{3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 27 NE: AA.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 27 NE: 1.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Maurice W. Beresford and John G. Hurst. 1971. Deserted Medieval Villages. p.193.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.736.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 2805 7970 (910m by 721m)
Civil Parish CAWKWELL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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