Mapleton Farm Moor Lane
Monument record MLI40080
Medieval Grange, Mapleton Farm, Horsington
Summary
A medieval grange is believed to have stood on the site now occupied by Mapleton Farm, Stixwould Road, Horsington.
Type and Period
Protected Status/Designation
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None recorded
Description Mapleton Farm was formerly named 'The Grange' on earlier historic Ordnance Survey maps of this area. The name would suggest that the farm is located on the site of a former medieval grange. The farm was depicted on the earlier maps with an L-shaped pond, possible representing the remains of a former moat. {1}{2} The area of the farm has been levelled, with many of the nearby ponds having been filled in. {3}{4} The grange is thought to have been a possesion of the nuns at Stixwould Priory, being farmed from the 12th century. {5}{6} Sources/Archives SLI9454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 16 NE. SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 16 NE. SLI5934 Verbal Communication: Lott, B.. Information from Beryl Lott. 09/05/2003. SLI8655 Correspondence: East Lindsey District Council. 2003. Mapleton Farm, Moor Lane, Horsington, Woodhall Spa. Woodhall Spa. Letter dated 13/05/2003. SLI8770 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2003. Desk Based Assessment of Mapleton Farm, Moor Lane, Horsington. LAS site code: MFH 03. SLI15807 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2003. Archive for Mapleton Farm, Moor Lane, Horsington. LCNCC 2003.108. © Copyright 2024 Lincolnshire County Council
Moat House & Moat (demolished)
The remains of the Moat House now form a smallholding yard
and the moat no longer exists. Indeed, this moat and the other moat in Horsington village, south of the church, have been described as 'pits' or 'earthworks' and may have been formed in the extraction of clay or gravel during medieval times. No record of a significant building that would have been surrounded by such a moat complex has been identified. The moat house site is to the north of Mapleton Farm (former Medieval Grange) and is sometimes, wrongly, suggested as being part of it (see 'Monument Record' above).
On the left is an arial view of the poultry enterprise at Mapleton Farm and the remains of the Moat House and Moat, to the north, separated by a field. On the right (and above) is a 1910 OS map showing the Moat House and below it 'The Grange" standing where Mapleton Farm is today.