Monument record MDR4906 - Wessington, Grange (site of)

Type and Period (1)

GRANGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Full Description

The monks of Darley Abbey had a grange at Wessington with a chapel attached to it. According to Bulmer an old house near the post office was said to be part of the monastic buildings but, if such was the case, by 1895 it had lost all external evidence of its original purpose. (1) Wessington is listed as one of the granges of the Augustinian Abbey at Darley. However, there are no visual earthwork remains, either of the enclosure or of medieval buildings. (3)

Sources/Archives (3)

--- SDR10777 Bibliographic reference: Hart, C (NDAT). 1981. The North Derbyshire Archaeological Survey to AD 1500.
<1> SDR3507 Bibliographic reference: Bulmer, T and Co.. 1895. History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire. p 695.
<2> SDR11432 Index: NDAT. 3384. 3384.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Location

Grid reference	Not recorded
Civil Parish	WESSINGTON, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2010 2:57PM