Site of probable medieval moat, Blankets farm (EHER 5208)

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Summary

Probable medieval moat at Blankets Farm.

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Grid reference	Centred TQ 6217 8558 (77m by 40m)
Unitary Authority	THURROCK, ESSEX

Type and Period

MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Possible moat. 5m wide, 72m long. <1> Sketch plan in the EHER from OS 2nd edition map. <2> Site destroyed. <3> Sketch plan on back of Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG) card. <4> See also <5> <6>. NRHE data transfer: 'Moat at "Blankets" (Ponds shown on OS 25" 1970). <7>

Sources

<1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<2> SEX2296 Map: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
<3> SEX17974 LIST: Unknown. unknown. TQ68-062.
<4> SEX17975 Map: Unknown. unknown. TQ68-062.
<5> SEX68863 DESC TEXT: Historic Landscape Management. 2002. Mardyke Valley Project; A Brief Landscape History of the Mardyke Valley.
<6> SEX57817 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1992. 413-2.
<7> SEX77434 DESC TEXT: Thurrock Museum. Thurrock Museum Notes.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TQ68-062
NRHE identifier: 414083
National Monuments Record: TQ 68 NW 7

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