Medieval homestead moat at Great Walley Hall (EHER 6084)
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Summary
A moated manorial site. When surveyed in 1975 it was described as a very shallow depression.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7625 1813 (36m by 42m) North arm approximation. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FAIRSTEAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Moat. Manorial site (<1>). Site of 'Lady Wydelin's Chapel'. <2>
Plan of site in EHER paper record, presumably traced from OS card. <3>
Incomplete, the east and south arms are waterfilled, the north arm is a dry depression. <4>
Sketch plan on the back of Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG) card, traced from OS card. <5>
Name mentioned in 1250 as 'Wardeley' and and subsequently with carious spellings. 'Walley Hall' first metioned during reign of James I. <6> <1>
See aerial photographs <7> <8> <9> and NMP cropmark plot <10>.
NRHE data transfer:
December 1975. Field survey.
A very shallow depression extending west in the cultivated garden of the Hall for 30.0m from the end of the waterfilled east arm suggests that this is the remains of a small homestead moat. No trace of a west arm could be seen.
Published 25" survey (1953) correct. <11> <12>
Sources
- <1> SEX13460 DESC TEXT: Wright, T.. 1835. History of Essex.
- <2> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. Plan-measured, from OS card? 1976.
- <4> SEX52585 LIST: Unknown. unknown. TL71-060 - MSRG.
- <5> SEX52584 Graphic material: MSRG. unknown. TL71-060 - MSRG. TL71-060 - MSRG.
- <6> SEX10131 Bibliographic reference: Reaney, P.H.. 1935. The Place-Names of Essex. p. 286.
- <7> SEX52586 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1989. 105/14.
- <8> SEX52591 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1989. Great Warley Hall.
- <9> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TL71NE.
- <10> SEX66000 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1367-7173.
- <11> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. BHS 03-DEC-75.
- <12> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL71NE24, 1976.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL71-060
- NRHE identifier: 378537
- National Monuments Record: TL 71 NE 24