Medieval homestead moat at Limbourne Park Farm (EHER 7873)

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Summary

A medieval homestead moat at Limbourne Park Farm.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 8747 0197 (57m by 53m) Copied from basemapping.
Civil Parish	MUNDON, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

A homestead moat lies at Limbourne Park Farm, Mundon. <1> Incomplete, rectangular. <2> Sketch plan on back Medieval Settlements Research Group (MSRG) card, shows three sides of a moat. <3> Recorded as 'Lymbourne' on a 1526 rental, possibly the site is to be associated with John de Lymbourne (1327) who probably lived by Limbourne Creek. <4> Site Assessment: More information needed. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.

Sources

<1> SEX356 Monograph: RCHME. 1923. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume IV, South-East. p.96.
<2> SEX25324 LIST: Unknown. unknown. TL80-048.
<3> SEX25325 Map: Unknown. unknown. TL80-048.
<4> SEX10131 Bibliographic reference: Reaney, P.H.. 1935. The Place-Names of Essex. p.221.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Limbourne Park Farmhouse (Listed Building) (EHER 38531)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL80-048
NRHE identifier: 380913
National Monuments Record: TL 80 SE 9

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