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Name:MOAT, The Creakers
HER No.:818
Type of Record:Monument

Summary

Curvilinear enclosure recorded round the western side of Creakers Farm, the whole complex set within an outer rectangular enclosure

Grid Reference:TL 105 530
Parish:GREAT BARFORD, BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE
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Full Description

A curvilinear enclosure recorded round the western side of Creakers Farm, the whole complex set within an outer rectangular enclosure. Much of the earthwork remains had been levelled by the mid 1970s. The outer enclosure may have been a medieval defensive work but the purpose of the inner earthworks is unclear. A manor on the site was recorded in 1428 as held by Stephen Crevequer, which is the derivation of the modern name. The present house is 18th century. Roman pottery has been found nearby (HER11292).

Protected Status:

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of a moat with a rabbit warren at The Creakers

Monument Types

  • BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MANOR HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Sources and Further Reading

---SBD10509 - Unpublished document: A Simco. A Simco. Field recording sheet, 5/2/1975
---SBD10574 - Article in serial: 1908. Victoria County History, Bedfordshire. Vol 1, pp 302-302
---SBD10619 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey 25" 1st edition map. TL 1053 5305
---SBD10681 - Serial: Bedfordshire Historical Record Society. Vol 40
---SBD10706 - Bibliographic reference: Wadmore. 1920. Earthworks of Bedfordshire. pp 161-163
---SBD10783 - Unpublished document: 1937. Bedfordshire Regional Planning Authority Report. p 188
---SBD10794 - Unpublished document: Bedford Archaeological Society. List of moated sites
---SBD11100 - Unpublished document: OS: TL 15. TL 15 SW 8
---SBD11226 - Bibliographic reference: 1975. The Heritage of Great Barford. no ref

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