Cloptons, Little Walden (EHER 26805)

Timber-framed and plastered hall house, built possibly in the 15th century and extended around 1643. A watching brief revealed the remains of a possible moat to the north of the house. Summary from record 13386: Cloptons house , about 3/4 mile E of Little Walden church. Summary from record 13387: The house was extended in 1643, DOE, RHCM <1> <2> Dredging took place on a large ditch across the north side of Cloptons..

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Cloptons is a possibly 15th century timber framed and plastered hall house, altered in the 17th century and extended to the east in 1643. It is listed at Grade II. <1> The house is about 3/4 of a mile east of Little Walden church. On the north side are modern additions. The gable at the east end has a moulded barge-board dated 1643. The original chimney-stack has grouped diagonal shafts. <2> See plate in <2>, p.xxvii. See also: <3> <4> 1989. Watching brief. Dredging took place on a large ditch across the north of Cloptons. Traces of an earlier revetment of substantial horizontal timbers were located behind a relatively modern wooden structure on the south side of the bank. Possible moated site. <5> See also: <6> <7>