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THERE ARE NO SURVEYABLE REMAINS OF THE DESERTED MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT OF RIBY. {1}
THE SURVIVING EARTHWORKS HAVE BEEN DISTURBED BY INTENSIVE PARKLAND TREE- PLANTING IN THE C19 AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS ARE OBSCURE. THEY NEVERTHELESS INDICATE THAT FORMERLY THE SETTLEMENT WAS PROBABLY MADE UP OF TWO DISTINCT NUCLEI WHICH MAY RELATE TO THE MEDIEVAL TENURIAL SITUATION. IN 1086 RIBY WAS DIVIDED BETWEEN TWO HOLDINGS. ONE WAS SOKELAND OF THE EARL OF CHESTER, ALREADY THEN SUB-INFEUDATED, AND THE REMAINDER A MANOR BELONGING TO ROGER OF POITOU. ALTHOUGH BY ABOUT 1115 THE HOLDINGS WERE HELD TOGETHER BY GEOFFREY FITZPAYNE, A CENTURY LATER THE TWO MANORS WERE AGAIN SEPARATE AND REMAINED SO UNTIL THE END OF THE C17 WHEN THE UNIFIED ESTATE PASSED TO THE TOMLINE FAMILY. IT WAS THE LATTER WHO CREATED THE PARKLAND THAT STILL SURVIVES TODAY. ANOTHER MANOR IN RIBY, TOGETHER WITH THE ADVOWSON OF THE CHURCH, WAS HELD BY THE AUGUSTINIAN ABBEY OF WELLOW, PERHAPS FROM ITS FOUNDATION IN THE REIGN OF HENRY II. THIS WAS APPARENTLY USUALLY LEASED. OF THE TWO NUCLEI, ONE IS ASSOCIATED WITH ST.EDMUND'S CHURCH. THE SURVIVING EARTHWORKS COMPRISE A HOLLOW-WAY WITH RECTANGULAR PROPERTY PLOTS AND STONE- WALLED FOUNDATIONS. THERE WERE PERHAPS ALSO EARLIER VILLAGE PROPERTIES IN THE AREA AROUND CHURCH FARM WHICH IS NOW UNDER PERMANENT ARABLE.
A SECOND FOCUS LIES TO THE SOUTH IN RIBY PARK OCCUPYING THE SIDES OF A DRY VALLEY. ALTHOUGH CONTIGUOUS WITH THE CHURCH NUCLEUS, IT NEVERTHELESS HAS ITS OWN INNER COHERENCE BASED PRINCIPALLY ON A DEEP HOLLOW-WAY, RUNNING SOUTHWEST DOWN THE SLOPE, SUGGESTING A DISTINCT AND SEPARATE SETTLEMENT. ON THE SOUTHEAST OF THE HOLLOW-WAY A SET OF CLOSES CONTAINS MANY STONE-BUILT BANKS, NOT OBVIOUSLY FORMING GROUPS OF BUILDINGS. A SECOND HOLLOW-WAY RUNS AT RIGHT ANGLES ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE WITH A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES LYING ALONG IT. SEE EVERSON, TAYLOR AND DUNN FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY. {2}
HTM 30M
A watching brief conducted on the 9th April 2003, found evidence for a Medieval ditch (dating to the 13th to 16th century) and a Post-medieval drain. The medieval ditch is on a similar alignment to previously recorded cropmarks. {8} {9} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1066 - 1539 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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