By 950, however, the banks of the Witham were newly developed with the Lower City being resettled and the suburb of Wigford quickly emerging as a major trading centre.
Tako kot York, je "Zgornji del" mesta do leta 850 dobil več kot izključno upravne naloge, medtem ko je bil "Spodnji del", ki je tekel po hribu navzdol proti reki Witham, verjetno v veliki meri zapuščen.