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Name:MOTTE & BAILEYS, Manor Farm
HER No.:81
Type of Record:Monument

Summary

Circular motte, set within large outer enclosure divided into two parts

Grid Reference:SP 942 628
Parish:PODINGTON, BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE
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Full Description

A complex of earthworks around Manor Farm include the remains of a motte and bailey castle. The motte is situated to the north of the present house and is surrounded by other earthworks representing the bailey and alterations probably related to a later manor house.

Protected Status:

  • SHINE: Motte & Bailey at Manor Farm

Monument Types

  • CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MANOR HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FLOOR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POST HOLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • FBD7583 - POT (2) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Events

  • EBD261 - Archaeological Watching Brief at Manor Farm, Podington, Bedfordshire (Ref: 2005/15)

Sources and Further Reading

---SBD10508 - Slide: HER Slide Archive. 2132
---SBD10574 - Article in serial: 1908. Victoria County History, Bedfordshire. Vol 2, no page ref
---SBD10706 - Bibliographic reference: Wadmore. 1920. Earthworks of Bedfordshire. no page ref
---SBD10834 - Cartographic materials: 1902. OS 6" 1902. no ref
---SBD10870 - Bibliographic reference: A Brown. 1987. Fieldwork for Archaeologists and Local Historians. pp 85-86
---SBD10871 - Unpublished document: C C Taylor, A E Brown. C C Taylor, A E Brown. Earthwork survey plan and commentary
---SBD10872 - Unpublished document: OS: SP 96. SP 96 SW 1, 27