Edlingham shrunken medieval village (Edlingham)
NU 114091. South of Edlingham Church (NU 11450912) below well-preserved late medieval ridge and furrow, lies the site of the deserted medieval village of Edlingham. The site was damaged in 1977 by ploughing and drainage works which revealed substantial masonry structures at the south west end of the site. Drainage trenches nearer to the castle (NU 10 NW 4) showed no traces of settlement. Scheduled. (1)
Edlingham deserted medieval village, NU 107087 to NU 116093. The villa of Edlingham first recorded in AD 737 as one of four vills granted to Lindisfarne by King Ceowulf of Northumbria. Edlingham was a member of the barony of Beanley.
Edlingham Newtown documented from the mid-13th century. 1296: seven taxpayers. 1336: nine taxpayers. IPM of 1368: a capital messuage, two carucates of cultivated land and one waste, eight acres of meadow, a several pasture, seven husbandlands, eight cottages, and a cornmill.
An IPM of 1396 refers to the castle for the first time. 1665 Hearth Tax: 14 householders. Rental of 1630 records three demesne farms. Estate plan of 1731: village stretched half a mile from end to end, comprised 15 houses and crofts. By 1810 a new farm established at Lumbly Law, replacing Castle Farm. The village had decayed and shrunk in size at both east and west ends.
The plan of Edlingham of 1731 is still largely preserved either as modern fence lines or in massive earthen banks. Uneven ground in front of the castle may mark the site of the buildings of Castle Demesne Farm. No conclusive evidence the plan is medieval in origin. (2)
NU 114 091. Edlingham deserted village. Scheduled No ND/608. (3a)
Edlingham deserted medieval village, NU 107087 to NU 116093. The villa of Edlingham first recorded in AD 737 as one of four vills granted to Lindisfarne by King Ceowulf of Northumbria. Edlingham was a member of the barony of Beanley.
Edlingham Newtown documented from the mid-13th century. 1296: seven taxpayers. 1336: nine taxpayers. IPM of 1368: a capital messuage, two carucates of cultivated land and one waste, eight acres of meadow, a several pasture, seven husbandlands, eight cottages, and a cornmill.
An IPM of 1396 refers to the castle for the first time. 1665 Hearth Tax: 14 householders. Rental of 1630 records three demesne farms. Estate plan of 1731: village stretched half a mile from end to end, comprised 15 houses and crofts. By 1810 a new farm established at Lumbly Law, replacing Castle Farm. The village had decayed and shrunk in size at both east and west ends.
The plan of Edlingham of 1731 is still largely preserved either as modern fence lines or in massive earthen banks. Uneven ground in front of the castle may mark the site of the buildings of Castle Demesne Farm. No conclusive evidence the plan is medieval in origin. (2)
NU 114 091. Edlingham deserted village. Scheduled No ND/608. (3a)
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WATCHING BRIEF, Edlingham Village 2011; TWM Archaeology
WATCHING BRIEF, LAND SOUTH OF EDLINGHAM CHURCH 2017; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
WATCHING BRIEF, LAND SOUTH OF EDLINGHAM CHURCH 2017; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
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