Waterton, Lincolnshire
Waterton is a deserted mediæval village by the River Trent near Garthorpe (where any residual population is included) and Luddington in the Isle of Axholme in the very north-west of Lincolnshire, close to the border of Yorkshire.
- Location map: 53°39’4"N, -0°42’44"W
- Streetmap: SE852179
History
Waterton is mentioned in the Domesday Book which records that, before the Norman Conquest, the manor was held by Fulcric who had one carucate of land with a hall.[1] At the time of the Domesday survey, it was waste. It became the property of the Abbot of Selby and at some point between 1160 and 1179 when Gilbert de Ver was Abbot, it was given by him to Reiner de Normanby, son of Norman de Normanby, for an annual rent of twelve shillings, the payment of which is enacted annually at Luddington at Candlemas.[2] Reiner took the name de Waterton.[3]
Waterton became deserted in the late 15th or 16th century.[4][5] Some excavation has been undertaken.[6] It has now been taken over by the Strawson family. Only the seven-bedroom Waterton Hall remains, described by Pevsner as "a fine example of Georgian splendour".[7]
Outside links
- "Origins in Lincolnshire - Normanby and Waterton Hall", Overtown Miscellany, Overtown.org.uk
References
- ↑ Folio: 369v Great Domesday Book
- ↑ "Lord of the Manor obeys order to pay: Lords of the Manor of Waterton should pay 12 shillings each year to the priest at Luddington." Lincolnshire Life vol 39 no 12 Mar 2000 p 7
- ↑ Rev W.B. Stonehouse, MA. The History and Topography of the Isle of Axholme, being that part of Lincolnshire which is West of the Trent, (Longman, Rees, Orme, 1839) p 446
- ↑ Carrott, J., Hall, A., Jaques, D., Kenward, H. and Large, F. An assessment of biological remains from excavations at Waterton, North Lincolnshire (site code: WGF96). (1996) Reports from the Environmental Archaeology Unit, York.
- ↑ R. Van de Noort & S. Ellis (Eds.), Wetland heritage of the Ancholme and lower Trent Valleys. An archaeological survey (1998), Hull: Humber Wetlands Project, University of Hull. ISBN 978-0-85958-193-6
- ↑ Beresford, Maurice & Hurst, John G., Deserted mediæval villages: studies (Lutterworth Press, 1971)
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, 1964; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09620-0