NHER 20160 (Monument record) - Moated medieval manor
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CASTLE ACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Moated site.
Marked on (S1) and field called Moat Close on (S2).
(S3) shows lane from St James's Green to common passing this moat (had become field boundary by 1839).
Long narrow strip of land from Back Lane to moat still marked on (S4) access from village?
Moat faintly visible on NAU air photographs, also an 18th century field boundary.
Sir Frederick de Cherville held Fox's Manor in temp Henry III 1216 to 1272.
Field 142 on (S2) is Fox's Close, on older maps called Foxes.
Present inhabitants recall a house called Fox's in this area.
Suggest moat is site of Fox's Manor.
In 1822 John Hudson leased land from Cokes here; moat is on his land. His son took over in 1857 about which time New Manor House was built, but John Hudson had lived at Lower House on St James's Green.
R. Rickett (NAU) 19 March 1984.
27 September 1985.
Site clearly visible on OS air photograph of 1971.
D. A. Edwards (NAU) 27 September 1985.
1715 survey (date of acquisition by Holkham Estate) in file.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF10709 Aerial Photograph: OS AP 71 482 052, CUCAP FX3 FX6, NAU TF 8115AK-AL.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF58294 Map: 1750s. Unknown map.
- <S2> SNF58278 Map: Pratt & Son. 1839. Castle Acre Tithe Award and Map.
- <S3> SNF58295 Map: 1715 to 1719. The manors and town of Castleacre, now in possession of the Hon. Thomas Coke Esq..
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 18 2025 10:54AM