Medieval moat at Upper House (Little Waltons Farm), Steeple Bumpstead (EHER 1605)

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A very incomplete moat surrounds Little Walton's Farm.

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Grid reference Centred TL 6947 4264 (51m by 40m)
Civil Parish STEEPLE BUMPSTEAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

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Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Moat. Manorial? <1> <2> A very incomplete moat surrounds Little Walton's Farm (built about 1500 with 17th century additions). <3> Moat in poor condition. <4> Incomplete, rectangular. In isolated position, around 500 yards from the parish boundary. <5> Sketch plan on back of MSRG card. <6> Water supply from surface water, single moat, square, partial, 8m wide, 2m deep, wet, part destroyed. This site is included in a survey of moats in the Haverhill area. <7> 1982. Field visit. Depth over 3m, according to this source. Site Assessment = Owner planned to dredge in late 1982. <8> Sources 7 and 8 have sketch plans of site as it was in 1939, 1982. Area = 0.34 See also: <9> <10>

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  • <1> DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Wright, T.. unknown. History of Essex.
  • <3> Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.293.
  • <4> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL64SE06, 1950.
  • <5> LIST: Unknown. unknown. TL64-007.
  • <6> Map: Unknown. unknown. TL64-007.
  • <7> Article in serial: Charge, B.B.. 1984. A Survey of Moated Sites Within the Area of Interest of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group. Journal of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group. 3. v.3, no.3, p.141, 153.
  • <8> LIST: Charge, B.B.. 1982. E16.
  • <9> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1960.
  • <10> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Post War National Grid (5th Epoch). 1:2500. 1960.

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  • Old SMR Number: TL64-007
  • NRHE identifier: 377001
  • National Monuments Record: TL 64 SE 6

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