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Description: | TO THE EAST OF THE PRECINCT OF BARLINGS ABBEY, THE BARLING EAU FLOWS SOUTH TO A CONFLUENCE WITH THE RIVER WITHAM ABOUT 2 KM AWAY, ITS OLD COURSE FOLLOWED BY THE PARISH BOUNDARIES. THE PRESENT COURSE, RELATIVELY STRAIGHT AND TIGHT AGAINST THE EAST FLANK OF OXNEY ISLAND, CUTS OFF A LOOP OF LOW-LYING FEN AND MAY IN ORIGIN BE A MONASTIC CUT OR CANAL. NO DIRECT DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN NOTED. {1} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1066 - 1539 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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