Monument record CHD 005 - Chapel Farm; The Grove

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Summary

Moat (The Grove), unoccupied, isolated, rectangular, close to CHD 006 (moat).

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3354 7823 (57m by 63m) Centred on
Map sheet TM37NW
Civil Parish CHEDISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Moat (The Grove), unoccupied, isolated, rectangular, close to CHD 006 (moat). Sword and two coins of Edward II found 1852.
C18 pottery from ditch, 1961 - "Excavated" J Ingate. (1961 finds retained by finder).
Moat measures 200 feet by 150 feet, drained by 1911 (S2).
OS (SS Rev JSP 5/12/1952) records "all there is to be seen of these moats is a slight grass covered depression in a cattle grazing field" (S1). Marked on OS maps 1883 onwards, missing from 1:10000 1975.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <M1> (No record type): P Warner APs: BZM 29-30; AGR 2, 8.
  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM37NW4, 1977.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 607.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Oct 6 2014 2:07PM

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