Knaith
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Knaith is a village and civil parish
located about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the town of Gainsborough
, Lincolnshire
, England.
Knaith was listed in Domesday Book
of 1086 as having three households, 25 acres of meadow and 26 acres of woodland. Today there are earthwork
remains of the medieval village These include a medieval deer
park created in the early 13th century. South of Knaith Hall are also 16th or 17th century garden remains, as well as the remains of an 18th century deer park. Knaith Hall is a red brick grade II listed building dating from the 15th century, with some timber framing.
The parish church, which is grade II* listed, dates from the 11th century, with 14th and 18th century alterations, and was restored in 1894. It is possible it was once the transept
or nave
of the church of Heynings Priory, a cistercian nunnery founded probably around 1150.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
located about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the town of Gainsborough
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Gainsborough is a town 15 miles north-west of Lincoln on the River Trent within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland in England, being more than 55 miles from the North...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England.
Knaith was listed in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 as having three households, 25 acres of meadow and 26 acres of woodland. Today there are earthwork
Earthworks (archaeology)
In archaeology, earthwork is a general term to describe artificial changes in land level. Earthworks are often known colloquially as 'lumps and bumps'. Earthworks can themselves be archaeological features or they can show features beneath the surface...
remains of the medieval village These include a medieval deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
park created in the early 13th century. South of Knaith Hall are also 16th or 17th century garden remains, as well as the remains of an 18th century deer park. Knaith Hall is a red brick grade II listed building dating from the 15th century, with some timber framing.
The parish church, which is grade II* listed, dates from the 11th century, with 14th and 18th century alterations, and was restored in 1894. It is possible it was once the transept
Transept
For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...
or nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
of the church of Heynings Priory, a cistercian nunnery founded probably around 1150.