Monument record MLI82078 - The settlement of Aubourn

Summary

The settlement of Aubourn may date from as early as the 9th or 10th century and survives to the present day.

Type and Period (14)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 900 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 900 AD to 1350 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 900 AD to 1350 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 900 AD to 1350 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 900 AD to 1330 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 900 AD to 1330 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1650 AD? to 1799 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Undated)
  • (Undated)
  • (Undated)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1799 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 61906 The settlement of Aubourn, in the wapentake of Graffoe, appears in Domesday as a manor held by Robert de Todeni. Turgot the lawman had twelve carucates of land to the geld, and there was land for as many teams. Berenger (of Robert) had two teams in demesne, while fourteen villeins, four bordars and one sokeman had four teams. The village had a church and priest, a mill rendering 20 shillings, a fishery rendering 1000 eels, and 100 acres of meadow. The minimum population at Domesday was therefore about 22 people. {1} By the Diocesan Return of 1563, the population of Aubourn had risen to 26 households. {4} The placename Aubourn ('Aburne' in Domesday) is derived from the Old English 'alr-burna', meaning 'the stream where alders grow'. {2}{3} Nineteen tax payers were recorded in the Lay Subsidy Roll in 1332. Private Enclosure is said to have been carried in 1624, although parts of the parish were still unenclosed until 1857. {12} Geophysical survey and trial trenching in 1999 (centred on SK 9250 6270) revealed drainage/boundary ditches and rubbish pits dating from the 10th century to the mid 14th century, when there is a break in the ceramic sequence until the mid to late 17th century, suggesting little or no activity on the site. The fresh condition of the Saxo-Norman pottery suggests that settlement activity was taking place close to, but not on, the site. Post-medieval activity takes the form of demolition deposits, ditches and pits dating from the mid to late 17th to mid to late 18th centuries. Demolition deposits are thought to be associated with thatched cottages previously on the site, which were demolished to make way for a farmyard. Iron smithing slag found in these deposits is suggestive of a blacksmith's workshop predating the one north of Royal Oak Lane (see PRN61907). {6}{7} A watching brief centred on SK 92200 62754 identified north to south aligned ridge and furrow and a plough headland in the northern part of the site. {8}{9} During a watching brief at SK 924 627 two pits, a pond and a ditch were recorded. No date could be attributed to these features but it is thought that the ditch served a boundary function. {10}{11} There are earthworks surrounding Aubourn House (60268) which may be garden features, including possible dry ponds and old water courses, associated with the house. It has also been suggested that the earthworks may be the remains of medieval settlement, which could have been reused as garden features. {13}{14} During archaeological monitoring and recording at Old Church Cottage [61906a], the former topsoil which contained 16th to 17th century pottery and roof tile, limestone blocks from a former foundation course and animal bone. There was also a pit or ditch which contained burnt stone. {15}{16}

Sources/Archives (16)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 18/29.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Kenneth Cameron. 1998. A Dictionary of Lincolnshire Place-Names. page 6.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Ekwall, E.. 1960. Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names - Fourth Edition. p. 18.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Gerald A.J. Hodgett. 1975. Tudor Lincolnshire. Appendix I.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. June 1999. Land situated between Royal Oak Lane and Chapel Lane, Aubourn.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. June 1999. Land between Royal Oak Lane and Chapel Lane, Aubourn. ROA99.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. June 1999. Land between Royal Oak Lane and Chapel Lane, Aubourn. LCNCC 133.99.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. July 2001. Royal Oak Lane, Aubourn. AROL01.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. July 2001. Royal Oak Lane, Aubourn. LCNCC 2001.152.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Land at Royal Oak Lane, Aubourn. ARO01.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Land at Royal Oak Lane, Aubourn. LCNCC:2001.31.
  •  Unpublished Document: Wilson, J.W.. 1991. Aubourn Glimpses. pp.1-2.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. AUBOURN, HADDINGTON AND SOUTH HYKEHAM. SK 96 SW:10.
  •  Index: North Kesteven Records. Anwick. NK5.17, 5.19, 5.20.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2012. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at Old Church Cottage, Harmston Road, Aubourn. AOCC12.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2012. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at Old Church Cottage, Harmston Road, Aubourn. LCNCC 2012.159.

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Grid reference Centred SK 9236 6255 (1621m by 906m)
Civil Parish AUBOURN HADDINGTON AND SOUTH HYKEHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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