Monument record MLI54215 - Barlings Abbey
Summary
Barlings Abbey
Type and Period (3)
- ABBEY (Medieval - 1155 AD? to 1537 AD)
- RELIGIOUS HOUSE (Medieval - 1155 AD? to 1537 AD)
- PREMONSTRATENSIAN MONASTERY (Medieval - 1155 AD? to 1537 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PREMONSTRATENSIAN HOUSE FOUNDED 1154. ONLY PART STANDING ABOVE GROUND IS THE NW PIER OF THE CROSSING WITH A SHORT LENGTH OF WALL BETWEEN THE NAVE AND THE N TRANSEPT. THIS HAS NICE C13 DETAIL. THE REMAINDER OF THE SITE IS UNENCUMBERED, BEING ROUGH PASTURE, AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WHOLE GROUND COULD BE RECOVERED. NO RECORD CAN BE FOUND OF ANY EXCAVATION.{1}
LARGE AREA OF EARTHWORKS AND THE NW PIER AND A SHORT LENGTH OF WALL STILL STANDING; DECORATION ON THE WALL IS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT IN SOUTHWELL MINSTER CHAPTER HOUSE. OTHER PIECES OF MEDIEVAL MASONRY CAN BE SEEN RE- USED IN THE WALLS OF THE NEARBY COTTAGE AND ITS OUT-BUILDINGS.{2}
PART OF LATE EE OR DECORATED WINDOW-MOULDING, PRESUMABLY FROM BARLINGS ABBEY IS AT TF 065762. OTHER SOURCES INCLUDE SMR FILE D, PEVSNER, PHOTOS OF THE SITE WITH LINCOLN CATHEDRAL IN THE DISTANCE AND AN AP 1112., AREA 5H, HTM 9M
Sources/Archives (14)
- <1> SLI4067 Scheduling Record: HBMC. AM 7. -.
- <2> SLI4033 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1987. AM 107. -.
- <3> SLI2372 Index: OS CARD INDEX. BARLINGS. TF 07 SE 5,1964, FRH.
- <4> SLI902 Bibliographic Reference: D. Knowles and R.N. Hadcock. 1953. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales - First Edition. P162.
- <5> SLI896 Bibliographic Reference: John Charles Cox. 1924. Little Guide: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P54.
- <6> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. BS/4-5; LH65-7; AHD 41.
- <7> SLI1104 Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. P202-5.
- <8> SLI4535 Unpublished Document: A.J. White. 1979. BARLINGS. INFO SHEET 5.
- <9> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. PP 66-8.
- <10> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2931/29-30,5161-00A,2952.
- <11> SLI2316 Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 4/23.
- <12> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF0873:LI.535.13.1-16,.
- <13> SLI1017 Bibliographic Reference: David Knowles and J.K.S. St Joseph. 1952. Monastic Sites From The Air. pp.170-1.
- <14> SLI19101 Leaflet: Lincolnshire Museums. 1978. Abbeys of the Witham Valley, Between Lincoln and Tattershall. -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 0892 7347 (378m by 315m) |
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Civil Parish | BARLINGS, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (10)
- Parent of: Fragment of Barlings Abbey Church, Barlings (Building) (MLI96528)
- Related to: Fragments of Stone, Barlings Lane, Langworth (Monument) (MLI53034)
- Related to: Medieval fragments of a 'Tudor House', Barlings (Monument) (MLI53019)
- Related to: POSSIBLE MONASTIC CANAL (Monument) (MLI53012)
- Related to: Possible Original Site of Barlings Abbey (Monument) (MLI53010)
- Related to: Post medieval building remains, Barlings (Monument) (MLI52996)
- Related to: REMAINS OF A MEDIEVAL MONASTIC CANAL, APLEY BECK (Monument) (MLI51192)
- Related to: REMAINS OF POST MEDIEVAL HOUSE AND GARDENS (Monument) (MLI53009)
- Related to: TWO FRAGMENTS OF COLUMN (Monument) (MLI53110)
- Related to: Unscheduled parts of Barlings Abbey, Barlings (Monument) (MLI53007)
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Record last edited
Aug 15 2025 9:32AM
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