Abstract
The church of St Michael and All Angels, Averham, is largely constructed of counter-pitched rubble and has long been interpreted as being of the early Norman period. Recent archaeological investigations by the authors have revealed conclusive evidence that the date of part of the fabric is pre-Conquest and that the west tower was originally a possible two-storey porch. Ground-based remote sensing has further revealed complex anomalies in the south and east walls of the tower.
Highlights
The church of St Michael and All Angels, Averham, is positioned on the edge of the west bank of the River Trent km west of Newark upon Trent in east-central Nottinghamshire at national grid reference SK
The origin of the Averham place-name appears to lie in the Old English ēgor, in the dative plural form ēgrum, and probably means the ‘place of the floods’, which makes perfect sense given the location of the village by the River Trent
The earliest known reference to the settlement is in Domesday Book where it is recorded as Aigrun formerly in the land of Swein and ( ) Gilbert Tison; a church and a priest are recorded
Summary
The church of St Michael and All Angels, Averham, is positioned on the edge of the west bank of the River Trent km west of Newark upon Trent in east-central Nottinghamshire at national grid reference SK. The earliest known reference to the settlement is in Domesday Book where it is recorded as Aigrun formerly in the land of Swein and ( ) Gilbert Tison; a church and a priest are recorded. Swein of Averham occurs in four other contexts, all in Nottinghamshire, holding land at nearby Staythorpe, Winkburn, Cromwell and further afield at Finningley, but Averham had the highest value at £ , with Winkburn coming at £. The valuation in was £ s, indicating a relatively prosperous village, having far greater value than its surrounding neighbours, and even the large, nearby town of Newark was worth only £ in comparison.
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