The later Saxon and early Norman manorial settlement at Guiting Power : archaeological investigation of a domesday book entry / Alistair Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marshall, Alistair, author.

Series:

Archaeopress archaeology.

Archaeopress Archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology).

Guiting Power Site (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 pages).

Place of Publication:

Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2020]

Summary:

This report outlines investigation of the early manor at Guiting Power, a village in the Cotswolds with Saxon origins, lying in an area with interesting entries in the Domesday Survey of 1086.Excavation has shown that, during the later Saxon period, a lightly defended compound contained a principal area of habitation, with an adjacent, more open 'working area' partly divided by ditched sub-enclosures, perhaps related to subsidiary settlement, or other economic activity. This complex may have formed the main estate-centre for a more extensive land-holding, scattered over the northern Cotswolds, and leased from the king, its last Saxon tenant being one 'Alwin', as sheriff of the county a thegn of some standing.During the major economic and social changes following the Conquest, under a change to Norman lordship, the manorial perimeter was reinforced, and a small apsidal church was constructed within it, now restored as a standing monument. Subsequently, a new complex of manorial buildings was established on a fresh site within the enclosure, the precursor of the present parish church was constructed nearby, with further development of manor and village into the full medieval period.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781789693669

1789693667