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Description: | There is evidence to suggest that the origins of the village of Holton le Clay lie in the late Anglo-Saxon period, if not earlier. Saxon graves were found during excavations at the church, and finds dating from the mid-late Saxon period were also recovered. During a watching brief at St Peter's Close (TA 2873 0268) a ditch and pit containing small quantities of late Saxon pottery, animal bone and shell were identified. The pit was associated with several others, but these pits could not be dated (43807). {1}{2}
The settlement is first documented in the Domesday Book, where there are four entries. It was recorded as Holtun or Holtone, meaning the 'the farmstead or village on a hill or spur of land' from the Old English. It is subsequently documented throughout the medieval period. {3}
The remains of parts of the medieval settlement are visible on aerial photographs. {4}
A watching brief at 52 Church Lane (TA 28793 02771) located a number of features, including a set of ditches containing pottery assemblages dated to the mid 15th to 16th century. The latter comprised a ditch running east from a point close to the western site boundary, to meet with an apparent return to the south. The east to west aligned ditch might have intersected with a second north to south aligned ditch, located slightly further to the east, but 18th century pottery in the latter's fill suggests that it probably belonged to a later phase of activity. A third north to south aligned ditch, located at a point yet further to east, produced a small number of 15th to 16th century sherds, while 18th century pottery was found in a large, shallow pit. The pottery assemblage from the site as a whole, included a number of residual sherds dating from the 11th to 12th century onwards. A small quantity of roof tile from the site provided some indication of a structural presence in the late medieval of early post medieval period. {5}{6} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 800 - 1065 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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