Stapleford Tawney Hall (EHER 532)

Homestead moat south of the church, now infilled.

Homestead moat south of the church. <1> <8> <7> According to the OS, the now dry moat is situated north of Great Tawney Hall (probably 17th century but enlarged in the early 19th century). The moat is c. 65m overall, square with arms 16m wide x 1.5m deep. The west arm and the south west angle have been filled but the entrance bridge still crosses the south arm. No trace of the former hall was found within the enclosure. <2> in <3> OS plan card in SMR. <6> Tracing from a map of 1749 is in the SMR. This shows the moat with the hall in the middle. The farm house to the south west is now `S T Hall', presumably this is Great Tawney Hall. The hall site is at TQ 50289896. <3> <4> The site was visited by M R Petchey in 1977. The north arm had been filled with concrete rubble, the rest of the south arm and all the east was stripped of topsoil by machine and being backfilled (?). <3> Other ref: <5> Information from NRHE data transfer. Published 1:2500 revised. <9> Published survey 25" correct. <10> The moat is now described as being filled in by the OS Field Investigator. <10>