Record Details

NHER Number:4515
Type of record:Monument
Name:Medieval moat

Summary

The medieval moated site of East Hall manor. Medieval pottery has been found on and around the site, dating from the 12th to the 15th centuries.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 7156 0596
Map Sheet:TF70NW
Parish:BARTON BENDISH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Moat shown on (S1) as lacking south side, projection from east side draining to north.

4 February 1983.
Artichoke plantation found on island.
2 medieval unglazed sherds, 1 glazed Grimston, Context 1.
Identified A. Rogerson (NAU) February 1983.

See (S2) in file.
R. J. Rickett (NAU) 17 April 1990.

This is the site of East Hall manor, see (S2), which notes that this was one of seven medieval manors recorded in Barton Bendish. East Hall was held by the Lovel family during the 16th century.
E. Rose (NLA) 3 December 1997.

Monument Types

  • MANOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument
  • Higher Level Stewardship

Sources and further reading

---Aerial Photograph: TF7105 AG-AM.
---*Fieldwork: Barton Bendish Survey. 23. BB.
---Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 70 NW 7.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Article in Monograph: Rogerson, A. and Davison, A. 1997. An archaeological and historical survey of the parish of Barton Bendish. Barton Bendish and Caldecote: fieldwork in south-west Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. Rogerson, A. et al.. No 80 pp 1-42. p 29.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Barton Bendish.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF305.
---Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF305.
<S1>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map.
<S2>Unpublished Document: English Heritage. 1999. Schedule Report.

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