Monument record 4282/0/1 - Moat Lodge
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Summary
Site of an isolated medieval moat and farmstead located to the extreme west of the parish. Recorded as moat surrounding house during the 18th century and as a rectangular enclosure within which stood farm buildings surrounded by a water-filled ditch with pond on a tithe map of 1843. It was known as Moat Lodge in 1947 and was destroyed by ironstone quarrying shortly before 1965.
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Type and Period (11)
- MOAT (Medieval, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Medieval, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (C18, Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- HOUSE (C18, Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- FARM BUILDING (Recorded 1843, Modern - 1843 AD to 1843 AD)
- MOAT (Recorded 1843, Modern - 1843 AD to 1843 AD)
- POND (Recorded 1843, Modern - 1843 AD to 1843 AD)
- LODGE (Recorded 1947, Mid 20th Century - 1947 AD to 1947 AD)
- MOAT (Recorded 1947, Mid 20th Century - 1947 AD to 1947 AD)
- MOAT (Destroyed by 1965, Mid 20th Century - 1965 AD to 1965 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Destroyed by 1965, Mid 20th Century - 1965 AD to 1965 AD)
Full Description
{1} Documentary evidence for a medieval/post medieval moat. The tithe map of 1843 depicts a moat 50m x 35m x 10m wide with a gap in the SW side. Site name: Moat Lodge.
{2} Bridges noted a moat around a house belonging to G.Clarke.
{3} SP 796 781: Moat in the extreme west of the parish, on Boulder Clay at 140 metres above OD. It was destroyed, without record, by ironstone-quarrying shortly before 1965. It is marked on the 1843 Tithe Map of Loddington which depicts it as a rectangular enclosure approximately 50 metres by 35 metres, orientated NE-SW and completely surrounded by a water-filled ditch some 10 metres wide. There was a gap in the centre of the SW side and the south corner appears to have been widened to form a pond. Farm buildings stood within it and immediately to the SW it is visible on air photographs taken in 1947 but owing to the presence of trees and buildings no additional information can be gained. It was then known as Moat Lodge and OS maps mark an L-shaped pond on the site.
Nothing is known of its history but it was presumably the site of an isolated medieval farmstead the land of which covered some 40 hectares around it. The east boundary of the land is marked on a map of part of Loddington of 1727. In the 18th century Bridges noted that this moat surrounded a 'singular house' built by one Gilbert Clark.
<1> 1843, Loddington Tithe Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN25823.
<2> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.42 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77326.
<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.107/Site 9 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.
<4> Vertical Aerial Photograph, A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 1223-4) (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN112695.
<5> 1727, Map of Loddington (Map). SNN113211.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SNN25823 Map: 1843. Loddington Tithe Map. (unchecked).
- <2> SNN77326 Book: Bridges J.. 1791. The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire. 2. p.42 (unchecked).
- <3> SNN77380 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1979. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 2. HMSO. p.107/Site 9 (unchecked).
- <4> SNN112695 Aerial Photograph(s): Vertical Aerial Photograph. A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 1223-4).
- <5> SNN113211 Map: 1727. Map of Loddington.
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Location
| Grid reference | SP 7961 7808 (point) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LODDINGTON, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 343703
Record last edited
Apr 7 2022 2:24PM
