Medieval moat at Wick's Manor Farm (EHER 8229)

The remains of a medieval homestead moat at Wicks Manor Farm.

Homestead moat. <1> <2> Incomplete, rectangular moat. <3> Sketch plan on back of the Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG) card. <4> Copy of OS plan card in EHER. <5> Mentioned 1410 as 'manor called Wyke', in time Henry 8, in a survey, as 'Wykeshall' and 'Wykes Grove'. It was probably the home of Richard and John 'atte Wyk(es)' (1351, 1381-91). <6> Moat (NR). <7> September 1976. Field survey. Wicks Manor Farm (name confirmed) appears to be earlier than described above but has been modernised and is not outstanding. The house is partly surrounded by the remains of a sub-rectangular moat comprising the south, east and part of the north arms. It is set on level ground, fed by springs, and drained from the north-east angle. It measures overall about 80.0m north-west to south-east by 42.0m transversely, with arms averaging 10.0m. wide. According to the owner, the north angle was filled in about 20 years ago. Further tipping has shortened the north-east arm. Published 1:2500 survey 1954 revised. <8> <9> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.