Medieval homestead moat at Peckers (EHER 4295)

The site of a 14th century house and moat, the latter is filled in and the site is under an arable crop.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Moat (GT). <1> This moated site is that of a house called "Derbys" which is known to have existed as early as 1347 AD according to Mr Eland who is a local historian. Moat is no way connected with the remains of a moat on the opposite side of the road. <2> February 1950. Field survey. Moat belongs to Peckers and has no connection with moated site on the opposite side of the road. Three arms of a homestead moat. The southern arm is now extended and connected with a ditch running along the north side of Green Street. Moat correct as shown on 6" field sheet. Condition fairly good. <3> <4> April 1966. Field survey. Remains of homestead moat, centred TL 57271912, as described, in fair condition. <5> July 1973. Field survey. There is no trace of the old house, or of the possible moat features connected with it (shown on the OS 25" map), which have been filled in. The irregular-shaped waterfilled pond at TL 57251912 may or may not have been associated. The area is now under crop. The tithe map of about 1847 shows no moat-like features. The ditch in the OS 25" has been filled in, leaving only a shallow, amorphous depression 0.5m deep. Drainage ditches c2m wide to the south west and north west of the house may indicate the former course of a moat. <6> <7> 1977. Field survey. Multiple enclosure, incomplete. Moat is 4-5m wide x 2-2.5m deep. Moat is wet. Several small fishponds appended. <8> Sketch map from OS 1876 and Stokes' visit on SMR sheet TL51-006 for Derbys. Peckers is to the south of Green St and the moated site of Derbys. <9> See: <10>