Barlings / Berlinge

There are three entries for Barlings [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/TF0774/barlings/] [accessed 9 May 2019] one of which reports a church in it. The entry for this Premonstratensian abbey in the Victoria County History (Lincoln, vol. 2, 1906) notes: "The abbey of Barlings was founded in 1154 by Ralf de Haya, [...] son of the constable of Lincoln Castle, and lord of Burwell and Carlton. It was at first placed at a site called Barling Grange, but afterwards removed to Oxney, within the same vill of Barlings. [...] The house was dedicated in honour of the Assumption of Blessed Mary.[...] During the reign of Edward III two abbots were under the special favour of the king and of Queen Philippa, and in aid of the re-building of the conventual church at this time they were exempted for several years from payment of tenths"; it was disestablished in 1537. The defacing of the church, the removing and melting of its lead is said to have been done under the closed direction of Cromwell himself. The abbey church tower survived standing, as shown in a 1726 engraving by Samuel Buck, until its collapse in 1757; at present only some earthworks and partial wall of the nave remain from the old abbey.