Monument record 2189/2 - Great Hall Spinney Moat

Medieval manor house site. Scheduled Monument

{1}Manor house site (TL 102837) lies within Great Hall Spinney, immediately NW of Church Farm. A large rectangular area is bounded on the SW and NW by a broad ditch up to 6 m. across and gradually increasing in depth from 0.5 m. in the S corner of the wood to 2 m. near the N corner. Along the NW is an outer bank up to 2 m. high. The NE side is bounded by a long irregular depression, formerly a pond and still often filled with water. No trace of a SE boundary exists. The interior is totally overgrown and many features are obscured, but at least one well marked platform cut into the valley side is visible. The name of the wood and its postion suggest that the site is that of a medieval manor house. It had been already abandoned by 1640 {2};

{3} Area of 150x100m; NE arm of moat still waterlogged as is associated pond;

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.65 Site 2 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<2> 1640, Northants Record Office map of Luddington 1640, (unchecked) (Map). SNN10915.

<3> English Heritage, 1992, English Heritage Scheduling Notification, (part checked) (Report). SNN47128.

Record last edited

Mar 31 2023 10:39AM