Monument record EXG 050 - Moated site E of church; Landwade Hall (site of) (Med)

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Summary

Scheduled Monument - Square moat with entrance on west side.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 6241 6812 (118m by 117m) Centred on
Map sheet TL66NW
Civil Parish NEWMARKET, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish EXNING, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Square moat with entrance on west side. Close to church and with earthworks to W (see EXG 051). Site of Landwade Hall, Scheduled November 1980. See PMed & (S2) for details. Formerly in Fordham, Cambridgeshire (SAM No. C249), transferred to Suffolk with county boundary change in April 1994.
Summary: Moat with steep sides formerly revetted with Ely brick. The original entrance appears to have been by a bridge crossing the middle of the south arm, but access is now given by a 19th century bridge near the south west corner of the west side (NMR).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <M1> (No record type): SAM file: (S1).
  • <R1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL66NW2.
  • <S1> (No record type): DOE, scheduling information, 1994, map.
  • <S2> (No record type): Cambridgeshire SMR, 01192, July 1994.
  • <M2> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S2).

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Record last edited

Nov 6 2012 2:38PM

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