Medieval moat, Baldwin's Farm (EHER 5058)
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Summary
Medieval moat associated with the 16th century Baldwins farmhouse.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 575 832 (103m by 216m) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Medieval moat. Marked on 6" OS Map. <1> <2>
The moat is incomplete, also marked on 1:2500 map. Tracing from this is on the back of the SMR sheet. <3> <4> <5>
Aerial photograph <6>
Information from NRHE
Baldwins [T.I.]. <7>
Baldwin's - 16th Cent house and moat. <8>
Baldwin's - a nondescript farmhouse, surrounded by a very elongated and fragmentary moat in poor condition. Correct as shown. <9>
Additional moat slopes surveyed. <10>
Note: comparison of <1> and <11> suggest Baldwin's Farmhouse is a different building to Baldwins.
Sources
- --- SEX62031 Desk-Based Assessment: Bennett, A.. 1992. Proposed widening of the M25 an Archaeological Assessment.
- --- SEX68863 DESC TEXT: Historic Landscape Management. 2002. Mardyke Valley Project; A Brief Landscape History of the Mardyke Valley.
- <1> SEX938 DESC TEXT: Sellers, E.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX2231 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1890s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch (2nd edition). OS 6" Map.
- <3> SEX17494 LIST: Unknown. unknown. TQ58-007.
- <4> SEX2231 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1890s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch (2nd edition). OS 1:2500.
- <5> SEX2296 Map: Unknown. unknown. SMR. Tracing from OS.
- <6> SEX58467 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.. 1992. 413-10 and 413-11.
- <7> SEX54090 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923. OS 6 inch 1923. O.S 6" Prov Edn 1915/38.
- <8> SEX356 Monograph: RCHME. 1923. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume IV, South-East. Ref to:- RCHM p.101.
- <9> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 AC 19-MAY-53.
- <10> SEX77447 Cartographic materials: V.C. Tibbles. 1959. O.S. 25''. TQ5810083600.
- <11> SEX76219 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2001. OS MasterMap 1:2500.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ58-007
- NRHE identifier: 411405
- National Monuments Record: TQ 58 SE 10