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Description: | PRN 64940
[This record includes information from PRNs 62689, 62691, 60749 and 61897, now deleted.]
The settlement of Newton is first mentioned in the Domesday Book. Land there belonged to the Bishop of Durham, Colsuain, Odo the Arblaster and Ulviet. The settlement had a minimum population of 2 sokeman, 23 villeins and 9 bordars although some of these people may have been resident in nearby settlements, areas of which are described as "inland" of Newton. A church and mills are also mentioned (although the mills are in the inland). {1}
The place name 'Newton' is of Old English origin and refers to 'the new farmstead, village'. {2}
The Lay Subsidy of 1334 records the settlement's wealth as £2 18s 9d, below average for its wapentake (Aveland). {3}
The Diocesan Return of 1563 records 18 households at Newton. {4}
By the late 17th - early 18th century there were 23 families in the parish, rising to 25. {5}
In 1801 the parish had a population of 127, rising to 228 by 1861 before falling again to 159 by 1901. {6}
The village and its inhabitants in 1856 are discussed in White's "Directory". {12}
Earthwork remains of medieval crofts (TF 0451 3621 - PRN 64940a) and boundaries (TF 0491 3609 - PRN 64940b) are visible around the village. Ridge and furrow can also be seen near the village (see PRNs 62688 and 62692). {7}
During a watching brief at TF 0455 3613, features were recorded that suggest there was domestic or light industrial settlement on the site (PRN 64940c). There was a cluster of post holes with more than one phase of construction. Pottery from those features form three distinct groups with date ranges of late 10th to late 12th century; 13th to 15th century and 14th to 15th century. Successive timber construction may have taken place over at least a century. There were also the remains of a stone wall of poor quality, dry-stone construction. This appeared to be the north-east corner of a building built sometime after the 13th or 14th century. {8}{9}
During a watching brief at TF 04581 36121 dump deposits were recorded which were thought to form a post-medieval terrace (PRN 64940d). {10}{11} | Subjects: | General Archaeology Building | Temporal: | 1000 - 1539 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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