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The settlement of Willoughby is first mentioned in the Domesday Book. Land there belonged to the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Lincoln, Gilbert de Gand, Waldin the Breton, Odo the Arblaster and Robert of Stafford. It had a minimum population of 14 villeins, 32 sokemen, 2 bordars and a priest. A church is also mentioned. {1}
The place name Willoughby is probably a partial Scandinavianisation of an Old English name meaning "the farmstead,village where willows grow". {2}
The Lay Subsidy of 1334 lists Willoughby with Silkby and records their combined wealth as £6 10s 2 3/4d, above average for their wapentake (Aswardhurn). {3}
It is unclear when Willoughby was amalgamated with Silkby to form Silk Willoughby, but it appears to have happened by the end of the 15th century (see also PRN 60492). {4}
The Diocesan Return of 1563 records 42 families resident at Silk Willoughby. {5}
By the late 17th-early 18th century there were 40 households in the parish. {6}
By 1801 there were 225 people resident in the parish, rising to 280 in 1881 before falling again to 226 by 1901. {7}
The landowners at Willoughby and Silkby, then at Silk Willoughby, are discussed by Trollope. {8}
Medieval pottery and a medieval seal were found in a garden on School Lane (the exact location of these finds is not given). A coin of Edward I was also found in the vicinity of School Lane but its exact location is unknown. A Nuremburg jetton was found in the churchyard. {10}
Scatters of medieval pottery were found in various fields around the village during fieldwalking. The pottery includes Stamford ware, green glazed ware, shelly ware and a rouletted rim. An iron key of possible medieval date and a Queen Anne silver shilling of 1708 were also found. {11}
Several coins, a fishing or loom weight and some medieval pottery were found during metal detecting on land behind Home Farm. The coins include two of Charles II and at least one of Edward III. {12} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1000 - 1900 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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