Possible medieval to post-medieval moat or ditch at Chalk's Farm (EHER 4371)
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Summary
Incomplete moat 1/2 mile east of the church. It is uncertain if the ditch is a moat or was for drainage purposes.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5973 1318 (124m by 148m) Polygon corroborates with OS historic maps. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LEADEN RODING, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
An incomplete homestead moat is visible at Chalk's Farm, Leaden Roding. <1>
Name mentioned 1472. <2>
Incomplete, irregular moat surrounds Chalk Farm on all sides but the north-west. The moat is 3-6m wide, occasionally waterfilled, but mainly dry. <3>
Sketch plan on back MSRG card. <4>
Chalks Farmhouse. Farmhouse, of the late 17th century and extended in the 19th and 20th centuries. Grade II. <5>
September 1971. Field survey.
House surrounded on all sides except the north west by a ditch 3-6m wide, occasionally waterfilled but mainly dry and used for drainage purposes. In its present form this ditch does not appear to have been a moat. <6> <7>
Sources
- <1> SEX183 Monograph: RCHME. 1921. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume II, Central and South-West. p.150.
- <2> SEX10131 Bibliographic reference: Reaney, P.H.. 1935. The Place-Names of Essex. p.493.
- <3> SEX15458 LIST: Unknown. 1971. TL51-045.
- <4> SEX15459 Map: Unknown. 1971. TL51-045.
- <5> SEX15433 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Uttlesford. p.61.
- <6> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL51SE13, 1971.
- <7> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 NKB 16-SEP-71.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL51-045
- NRHE identifier: 373144
- National Monuments Record: TL 51 SE 13