Monument record WHL 015 - Westhall Hall; Westhall Farm

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Summary

Cropmark of S half of large (circa 80m diameter) ring ditch or circular enclosure ?surrounding Westhall Hall (Farm) - ?circular moat? Part of E side built over with stock sheds (S1).

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 4333 8016 (237m by 215m) Centred on
Map sheet TM48SW
Civil Parish WESTHALL, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

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Full Description

Cropmark of S half of large (circa 80m diameter) ring ditch or circular enclosure ?surrounding Westhall Hall (Farm) - ?circular moat? Part of E side built over with stock sheds (S1). Sheds demolished circa 1977 (S1), Hall now gone, existed in 1977.
Westhall Hall dates principally from 1570 & 1870 (S2). Home of Edmund Bohun, who wrote the Geographical Dictionary, in C17. Photo in (S3).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> (No record type): SAU, AP AGD 12, July 1977.
  • <M1> (No record type): AP: AGD 12.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. Pevsner N & Radcliffe E, Suffolk, 1975 ed, 479.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Barker H R. 1911. East Suffolk Illustrated. 505.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 21 1995 12:00AM

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