Site of medieval homestead moat, west of Hatfield Heath church (EHER 4437)

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Summary

Site of a homestead moat, now levelled under arable crops.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 5135 1503 (125m by 69m) Polygon corroborates from OS historic maps.
Civil Parish	HATFIELD HEATH, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

MOAT (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Moat. <1> Half a mile west of Hatfield Heath church is a homestead moat. <2> March 1950. Field survey. Incomplete homestead moat correct as shown on Field Sheet. East arm of moat obliterated. Condition of moat fair. <3> 1961. Field survey. Incomplete. <4> December 1966. Field survey. Moat no longer exists. <5> June 1973. Field survey. Only amorphous depressions of the filled-in north arm of the moat survive in an area under crop. <6> <7> 1973. Field survey. Now backfilled, depression over moat visible in field. <8>

Sources

<1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<2> SEX183 Monograph: RCHME. 1921. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume II, Central and South-West. p.120.
<3> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 JET 08-MAR-50.
<4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL51NW18, 1961.
<5> SEX76752 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960 - 1969. Large Scale/ Small Scale map Revisers' Comment, 1960-1969. SS Rev Dec 1966.
<6> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL51NW18, 1973.
<7> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F2 JRL 21-JUN-73.
<8> SEX15654 LIST: Unknown. 1973. TL51-086.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL51-086
NRHE identifier: 373036
National Monuments Record: TL 51 NW 18