Information for record number MWA13365:
Moat south-west of Maxstoke school Farm, Maxstoke

Summary A detailed estate survey map of 1806 shows a western and southern arm of a moat.
What Is It?  
Type: Moat
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Maxstoke
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 23 88
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 A possible moat in shown on a detailed estate survey map of 1806. The western and southern arms survive.
2 No moat survives on the First Edition Ordnance survey map of the 1880s. A building which might have been the one enclosed by the moat is shown. This is no longer standing.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st edition 6" to 1 mile
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey (Digital)
Date: 1884-1892
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Plan of the estate belonging to Dilke Esq situated in the Parishes of Maxstoke and Coleshill
Author/originator: Kent, Pearce and Kent
Date: 1806
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Glossary

 
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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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back

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