Medieval to post-medieval homestead moat at Thurrocks Farm, Clavering (EHER 3924)

Remains of a medieval to post-medieval homestead moat.

A small oblong moat lies to the east of Thurrocks Farm, itself a 16th-17th century house. The moat measures 50m overall east-west and 28m north-south with arms 6m wide. Parts of the south and west arms have been filled in, but the course is marked by a depression in the garden. The interior is raised around 0.6m above the surrounding area and a tile scatter probably marks the site of an earlier house. <1> - <3> Nearly 1 1/2 miles north-west of the church the moat is a fragment of a small oblong moat, 50 feet wide. <4> 1 photo in SMR. <5> Incomplete, rectangular moat, 6m wide, 1m deep to the water. Moat lies east of present farm. Tile scatter probably marks the site of an earlier house within the raised moated area. Site Assessment = Part of south and west arms filled but course marked by depression in garden. Tile scatter may mark the site of an earlier house. <6> Sketch plan on back MSRG card. <7> Moat (NR). <8> 1975. Field survey. A small oblong moat lies to the east of Thurrocks Farm. The house is as described by authority 2 and is not outstanding. The moat measures overall about 50.0m east-west by around 28.0m north-south with arms 6.0m wide. Part of the south arm have been filled in, but the course is marked by a depression in the garden. The interior is raised about 0.6m above the surrounding area with a tile scatter, probably marking the site of an earlier house. Published survey (25") revised. <9> Thurrocks (formerly listed as Thurrocks Farm). Late 16th century timber-framed and plastered house with the fragmentary remains of a moat. Grade II. <10>