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Description: | PRN 62736
[This record includes information from PRN 62598, now deleted.]
Medieval earthworks of a hollow way, crofts and buildings are visible on aerial photographs at approx. TF 003 432. These are thought to form part of the deserted medieval settlement of Hanbeck. {1}{6}{7}
The settlement of Hanbeck in Flaxwell wapentake is mentioned in the Book of Fees (early-mid 13th century). {2}
The name Hanbeck is of Old Norse origin, probably meaning "Handi's stream". {3}
The settlement is also known as Handbeck. The Lay Subsidy of 1334 lists its wealth as £1 4s 1/4d. This is below average for its wapentake. {4}
By 1563, there were only six families resident at Hanbeck. {5}
Land at Hanbeck was given to the Templars in the 12th century. Hanbeck Grange was occupied until the late 18th century, although by the late 19th century no remains of this residence survived. The landowners from the medieval period until the 19th century are also briefly discussed. {8}
It is thought that a Benedictine cell and its demesne were located at Hanbeck (see PRN 65218). In 1856 Hanbeck was described as "only a farm of 400 acres, belonging to J.A. Houblon, Esq.". {9}
During trial trenching centred on TF0032 4316 in 1998, features thought to relate to the deserted medieval village of Hanbeck were recorded. Several limestone spreads displayed common east/west and north/south alignments which fitted well with the rectilinear earthworks to the north of the site. The stone spreads are thought to be the remains of causeways and/or field boundary walls. An undated stone spread on a different alignment is probably of a later date, indicating continuity of occupation. Late Saxon pottery found close by may derive from Hanbeck. If so, this would suggest an earlier date for the settlement than was previously known (see PRN 62599). {10}{11} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1066 - 1399 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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