Medieval homestead moat at Old Rectory Cottage (EHER 4359)

Remains of a medieval to post-medieval homestead moat. The east arm is dry and the rest infilled. A driveway to the rectory which now occupies the site has mutilated the centre of the east arm, and the north-east angle has been landscaped.

Homestead moat, immediately east of the church, visible at the Rectory. <1> The south and west arms are 7m wide and waterfilled. Part of the east arm is dry and the rest has been filled in. <2> The Rectory has a surviving stone chimney surround and a heart of about 1500. <3> Single, rectangular enclosure. <4> - <6> NRHE data transfer: Moat (NR). <7> September 1971. Field survey. The remains of a homestead moat, the south and west arms being 7.0m wide and waterfilled. Part of the east arm is dry, and the remainder has been filled in. The rectory is basically 18th century and not outstanding but according to the owner, some Elizabethan work is encased within the structure. Published survey (25") revised. <8> May 1976. Field survey. A later driveway has mutilated the centre of the east arm and the north east angle has been partially filled and landscaped. Elsewhere the feature is as described <8>. Published 1:2,500 survey revised. <9>