Medieval moat and bridge at Hempstead Hall, Hempstead (EHER 1453)
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Summary
A medieval moat with a bridge that has some original features.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6607 3904 (130m by 127m) Polygon derived from OS historic maps. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEMPSTEAD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
Moat. Manorial (Domesday Book). <1>
Moat, south of present house, encloses an approximately L-shaped island, is crossed on north side by a wooden bridge - retains some old curved braces. <2>
In 1950 the moat was complete, also a small ditch that possibly ran to the east. In 1960 the south part of moat, and ditch, filled in. <3>
Incomplete, rectangular, wet. Moat is 5m wide, 1m deep to the water. <4>
Sketch of moat traced from 2nd Ed OS 25', also sketch from site visit, both on back MSRG card. <5> <6>
Cropmarks of a broad rectilinear ditch, probably part of the moated site. <7> <8>
The southern portion of the moat, together with the ditch, has been filled in. <9>
Moat (NR). <10>
May 1950. Field survey
Correct as shown on 6". The moat is complete and a small ditch connects the E. arm with a small pond which has been partly filled in at the north end, on the E. side of the island. Condition fair. <11>
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX701 Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.159-160.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL63NE01, 1960.
- <4> SEX5218 LIST: Stokes, A.H.. 1975. TL63-019. TL63-019.
- <5> SEX5219 Map: Stokes, A.H.. 1975. TL63-019. TL63-019, map, 1975.
- <6> SEX2231 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1890s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch (2nd edition). 1903.
- <7> SEX57565 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1997. CP/97/46/11.
- <8> SEX58563 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/46/2, 3.
- <9> SEX76673 Map: Ordnance Survey. Large Scale / Small Scale Map Revisers Comment. LS 25" (WJ Hopkins, 21-JUN-1960).
- <10> SEX54090 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923. OS 6 inch 1923. 1924.
- <11> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 JET 19-MAY-50.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL63-019
- NRHE identifier: 376548
- National Monuments Record: TL 63 NE 1