Possible Medieval moat, Vicarage (EHER 945)

A possible medieval moat to the south of Good Easter vicarage. There remains the possibility that it could be a later ornamental feature.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Moat. <1> Homestead moat in vicarage garden. <2> Field visit, 1976 Remains of dry, rectangular moat with central house platform to south of the vicarage. Waterfilled pond centred TL 62561212 (shown as moat on OS 25", is a garden pond). Remains are centred TL 62601207. Moat is 50cm east-west x 36m north-south, arms are 10m wide and 1.6m deep. Central island (under grass) is reached by a causeway at the south east angle. No trace of a building. Dry ditch 10m wide, set against a south-east slope extends from south west angle for around 65m. <3> OS plan card in SMR, also copy in file. Surveyed at 1:2,500. <4> <5> Moat appears on map of 1623, copy of map is in SMR. <6> Moat is clearly shown on the Walker Map. It is square and connected at one corner to the Falconers moat. Within is a 2-ranged house. Site's history is obscure. Not apparently one of the original prebendaries' house, but is marked `Viccoredg' on the Walker Map. No building shown on the Tithe Map. This source has background information on the parish's history and its other moated sites. <7> Other refs: <8> <9>