 During the mid-12th century, the monks of Revesby offered land in other villages to its tenants in the villages of Stichesby and Thoresby, if they would move.All 13 families left Stichesby and all 11 from Thoresby, leaving both of these settlements unpopulated.In the 14th century the abbey acquired the manor of Mareham and was granted permission to hold a weekly market and an annual fair there.