Medieval moat, 'Great Winsey moated site and fishpond', at Great Winsey (EHER 1494)
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Summary
Moat, manorial.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6731 3230 (100m by 122m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FINCHINGFIELD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Moat, manorial. <1>
North side of moat destroyed. <2> <3>
Incomplete, rectangular, enclosure is flat, moat is wet-11m wide x 1.5m deep to the water. One fish pond. <4>
Sketch plan of moat on back of Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG) card. <5>
Photo in EHER. <6>
Great, Little Winsey Farm is `Wenelishey' in 1367, `Wynsey' 1596, `Windsey' in 1634. <7>
July 1994. Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Site is situated on a hill top. Moat is rectangular, measuring 50m NE-SW by 40m NW-SE. The NW arm has been infilled. The surviving arms are seasonally water-filled and measure an average of 9m wide and 2m deep. The island is flat and was occupied by a later house (see 1495). A seasonally water-filled fishpond, 31m E- W by 12m maximum N-S, lies 12m NE of the moat. <8>
Area = 0.1
NRHE data transfer:
Moat (NR). <9>
May 1950. Field survey.
Moat at Great Winsey, the north side has been destroyed. <2> <10> <11>
May 1975. Field survey.
The three-sided homestead moat is waterfilled and averages about 8.0m wide. No trace of the fourth arm was found, and the former overall size of the moat cannot be inferred from ground remains.
Published survey (25") correct. <12>
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. pp.92-93.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL63SE09, 1950.
- <4> SEX5424 LIST: Stokes, A.H.. 1976. TL63-046. TL63-046.
- <5> SEX5425 Map: Stokes, A.H.. 1976. TL63-046. TL63-046, map, 1976.
- <6> SEX5426 Photograph: Stokes, A.H.. 1976. TL63-046. TL63-046.
- <7> SEX10131 Bibliographic reference: Reaney, P.H.. 1935. The Place-Names of Essex. p.428.
- <8> SEX5427 Scheduling record: English Heritage ?. 1994. Schedule Entry Copy AA 44309-1.
- <9> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1960.
- <10> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. GWR 16-MAY-50.
- <11> SEX75707 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL: Oral information, correspondence (not archived), or staff comments. Oral: A Cox Finchingfield (owner's son).
- <12> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. JRL 01-MAY-75.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL63-036
- NRHE identifier: 376694
- National Monuments Record: TL 63 SE 9