Post-medieval clay pits and drainage ditch, Rayment's Farm, Wimbish (EHER 1438)

Clay extraction pits or drainage ponds at Rayment's Farm, previously thought to be a possible homestead moat. The features are only connected together by a very narrow drain and do not appear to have formed a complete enclosure.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Homestead moat at Rayment's Farm. <1> <2> Fair condition. <3> Incomplete, rectangular. Moat is 3-4m wide, 1.5-2m deep. Garden in arable. <4> Sketch plan of moat attached to back of MSRG card. <5> Ponds and ditches surrounding post medieval house suggest a moat but are probably clay pits and drainage ditches, according to OS 1977. <6> in <1> Probably to be associated with the family of Richard Raymond (1327), also mentioned as 'Reymondesmad-lond', 1380-93. <7> Area = 0.24 1978. Field survey. To the front and rear of the house and situated on level ground are a series of ponds and ditches giving the appearance of a moat. These features are only connected together by a very narrow drain and do not appear to have formed a complete enclosure. They are probably clay extraction pits or drainage ponds. No moat is shown on the Tithe Map <8>. <9> See: Moat (NR). <10>