Monument record MLI52303 - Monastic Grange, Grange de Lings
Summary
Site of a former monastic grange of Barlings Abbey, granted in the late 12th century.
Type and Period (2)
- PREMONSTRATENSIAN GRANGE (Medieval - 1150 AD? to 1538 AD)
- RELIGIOUS HOUSE (Medieval - 1150 AD? to 1538 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Site of a former monastic grange of Barlings Abbey. Grange de Lings is a corruption of Grange de Barlings Abbey, and land in this area was gifted to the Premonstratensians of Barlings by the Bardolf family and their successors as Lords of Riseholme, in several grants from the late 12th century and later. The monks were granted a free warren in 1253 and the grange is mentioned in patent rolls in 1325. At the dissolution the land was granted to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.
The principal archaeological remains are the medieval building fragments encapsulated in the present farmhouse (see MLI96959), although some earthworks also survive around the farmstead. These earthworks are principally comprised of a broad low bank orientated north to south, to the west of the farmhouse, with other slight traces around.
The grange, its history and the surviving remains are extensively discussed by Everson and Stocker. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 97 NE: AG.
- <2> SLI1142 Report: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1988. Monastic Grange of Grange de Lings. -.
- <3> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. Archive Notes.
- <4> SLI13572 Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 2011. Custodians of Continuity? The Premonstratensian Abbey at Barlings and the Landscape of Ritual. Chapter.7, pp.207-35.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 9870 7730 (point) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRANGE DE LINGS, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 19 2025 9:43AM
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