Hepple, L. W. (2004). Reconstructing a medieval charter boundary: Sturton Grange, Northumberland. Archaeologia Aeliana Series 5. Vol 33, pp. 89-115. https://doi.org/10.5284/1061128. Cite this via datacite
| Title: | Reconstructing a medieval charter boundary: Sturton Grange, Northumberland | ||
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| Issue: | Archaeologia Aeliana Series 5 | ||
| Series: | Archaeologia Aeliana | ||
| Volume: | 33 | ||
| Page Start/End: | 89 - 115 | ||
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| Abstract: | The Cartulary of the Cistercian monastery of Newminster contains a detailed boundary charter for the Northumberland township of Sturton Grange, near Warkworth. This is one of very few medieval boundary charters for a complete township in Northumberland. The paper sets the charter in its historical context, and then attempts a detailed reconstruction of the boundary perambulation. It is shown that much of the boundary can still be located, and some sections seen in the landscape. A field name surviving virtually unchanged since the twelfth century is identified, as is a tongue of land called a `lynga' in the charter, together with the rediscovery of a spring named in a thirteenth-century charter. The changing medieval landscape, with pressures on the remaining woodland and open pasture, can also be traced through subsequent medieval charters and agreements. | ||
| Year of Publication: | 2004 | ||
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| Created Date: | 30 May 2019 |
