Record Details
| NHER Number: | 65485 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of medieval moated manor |
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Summary
Probable site of medieval moated manor, now occupied by Stanfield Hall (NHER 9457), a late 18th-century that incorporates some fragments of 16th-century brickwork. The extant bridge across the moat (NHER 65486) is of 16th- and 17th-century date.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1434 0102 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG10SW |
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| Parish: | KETTERINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Stanfield Hall.
Medieval hall site and moat. Bridge of c.1500 (NHER 65486). Remains of Elizabethan Hall containing reused 15th-century stone encapulated in magnificent Gothick house of 1802 (NHER 9457).
Compiled by E. Rose, 6 June 1980. Information from record card (S1).
Previously recorded under NHER 9457.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 March 2022.
January 2005. Building Survey.
Medieval moated manorial site where a chapel is recorded in 1216. Bridge, probably 16th century. Part of present hall is constructed of reused monastic stonework and has ceiling beams of about 1580.
Previously recorded under NHER 9457. See report (S3) in file for NHER 9457.
E. Rose (NLA), 31 January 2005.
Following a vist to Stanfield Hall in 1969 the Ordnance Survey questioned whether this was a medieval moat. The relevant entry on record card (S2) stated that "The surrounding moat is considered to be 18th-century ornamental landscaping."
P. Watkins (HES), 20 March 2022.
March 1999. Field Observation.
Moat in good condition and water filled. East arm approximately 68m long and 9m wide. South arm 10-12m wide. West arm broadens to from pond feature. Owner states moats cleaned out two years ago.
Compiled by H. Peterson (A&E) 2 July 1999. Information from (S4).
P. Watkins (HES), 20 March 2022.
The mapped extent of this record is the same as the original extent of NHER 9457 (created when it still documented both the medieval site and the extant hall).
P. Watkins (HES), 20 March 2022.
Monument Types
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG1400 A. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Wymondham. |
| <S1> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 9457. |
| <S2> | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 10 SW 5. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 2005. Building Report.. Building Report. |
| <S4> | Recording Form: Norfolk Museum Service and Norfolk Historic Environment Service Staff. 1974?-2016. Data Transfer Forms. Norfolk County Council. |
Related records
| 65486 | Parent of: Bridge over moat at Stanfield Hall (Structure) |
| 9457 | Part of: Stanfield Hall (Building) |