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Riseholme Park contains the remains of a medieval village and monastic grange, representing settlement and agricultural exploitation by the church during the medieval period. The site demonstrates the typical pattern of monastic land management, whereby a grange served as an outlying farm operated by religious houses to support their economic interests. The earthworks and structural evidence visible within the park landscape preserve testimony to medieval rural settlement patterns and the considerable territorial holdings of monastic institutions in medieval Lincolnshire. The monument illustrates the interconnection between ecclesiastical authority and the organization of the medieval countryside.
Medieval village and monastic grange in Riseholme Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019052. View the official record →
Riseholme Park contains the remains of a medieval village and monastic grange, representing settlement and agricultural exploitation by the church during the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019052.
Medieval village and monastic grange in Riseholme Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019052.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Monk's Abbey (4 km), Grey Friars Museum, Broadgate (4.1 km), Roman and medieval town wall with gate in Saltergate (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval village and monastic grange in Riseholme Park's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval village and monastic grange in Riseholme Park stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.