Information for record number MWA1186:
Site of Possible Moat to W of Church, Moreton Morrell.

Summary The site of a possible moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a buiding. It dated to the Medieval period, and was situated in the area of the church at Moreton Morrell.
What Is It?  
Type: Moat
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Moreton Morrell
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The manor house is a 17th century and later building.
2 In front of the lawn are the remains of a large moat, which once extended past the church.
3 No remains of a moat could be identified. At the suggested site is a range of three fishponds, the lowest dry and converted into a sunken garden.
4 Exact location uncertain, whether it was to the north or the west of the church. See the OS card(3).
5The moat was not visible on available air photos used as part of the SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds HLS NMP project.
6 No traces visible on lidar imagery either but it is possible this is due to the undergrowth coverage which the lidar was frequently unable to see through.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
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Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Shakespeare's Land
Author/originator: Ribton-Turner C J
Date: 1893
Page Number: 286
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds NMP Project
Author/originator: Amanda Dickson
Date: 2010-2012
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Verbal communication
Author/originator: HH
Date: 2002
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SUNKEN GARDEN * An often secluded garden set below the level of surrounding ground, usually surrounded with terraces. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument LAWN * A flat, and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass, attached to a house. back

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