Information for record number MWA5637:
Moat at Fetherston House

Summary A moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. The moat is of Medieval date and is situated at Fetherston House, Lapworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Moat
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lapworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 16 72
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A map shows a moat in approximately this position.
2 'moat (site of)' marked just S of Fetherston House.
3 A site visit required to assess the state of preservation of the moat.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: TBAS vol 33
Author/originator:
Date: 1908
Page Number: 68
Volume/Sheet: 33
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:10560 1926 22SE
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1926
Page Number: 22SE
Volume/Sheet: 10560
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: R.C.Hingley personal comment
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1989
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
A Medieval moat on the 1886 Ordnance Survey map near Lapworth
Copyright: Open
Date: 1886
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. 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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 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

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