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| Monument Name |
Little Easton Manor |
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| SMR Number |
1213 |
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| Summary |
Moat south east of the house, only part of the east arm with bank on counterscarp remains. |
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| Description |
Moat south east of the house, only part of the east arm with bank on counterscarp remains. <1> Moat 2m deep, bank on counterscarp 1m high. <2> Possible moat. <3> Alleged moat destroyed by building of a car park. Insufficient remains on OS 25" for positive classification but the ditch was substantial and the site slopes, precluding a circuit of water. Only a 20m length of counterscarp bank survives, 1m high, landscaped and planted, giving no indication of purpose. Site is on edge of a broad, north-facing spur, largely occupied by the manor house and its gardens and adjacent to the church (see 1216). Manor at Little Easton belonging to William de Warenne and Geoffrey de Mandeville listed in Domesday but no reference to fortification. `Moat' may have been last remains of a defensive earthwork, bailey or ringwork, around the church and former manor ("curve of C17 outbuildings north west of the `moat' site is significant"). <4> in <3> Incomplete, rectangular? Park in arable country. Natural spur in natural valley has been dammed and landscaped. <5> Tracing from Stokes' sketch from site visit and OS 25" is on back of SMR sheet and back of MSRG card. <6> Tracing from OS 1975 plan shows bank, c1m high, east of the hall. <7> 2 photos of ponds in SMR. <8> Other ref: <9> |
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| Monument Type(s) |
BAILEY (Dated 1066AD to 1539AD)
RINGWORK (Dated 1066AD to 1539AD)
FORTIFICATION (Dated 1066AD to 1539AD)
MOAT (Dated 1066AD to 1539AD)
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| Monument Class(es) |
EARTHWORK
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Period
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1066AD to 1539AD Medieval
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| Status |
Not Known |
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| Administration Area |
LITTLE EASTON, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
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National Grid Reference
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Square: TL62SW
Ref: 603235 |
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| Finds |
None listed
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| Events |
Field visit to 1213 by Stokes, AH, MSRG on JAN-197
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Sources
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Desc Text : An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Vol 1 (RCHME) Vol 1, p183 Dated : 1916
Desc Text : Placenames of Essex (Reaney, PH) pp484-485 Dated : 1935
Desc Text : TL62SW03 (unknown) Dated : 1950
Desc Text : SMR Form (unknown) Dated : 1960s to
Desc Text : TL62SW03 (unknown) Dated : 1975
Graphic material : SMR (Ordnance Survey) Dated : 1975
LIST : TL62-020 (Stokes, AH) Dated : 1977
Map : TL62-020 (Stokes, AH) Dated : 1977
Photograph : TL62-020 (Stokes, AH) Dated : 1977
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