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| Name: | MOAT, The Creakers |
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| HER No.: | 818 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
Curvilinear enclosure recorded round the western side of Creakers Farm, the whole complex set within an outer rectangular enclosure
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 - Crevequer/"Creaker". The present house is 18th century. Roman pottery has been found nearby (HER11292).
The Creakers, is not outstanding. The exterior is of stucco over timber framing. The occupier has found foundations on the SW side of the house of a former extension. The 'V' shaped earthwork shown on the OS 25" to the W of the house has been largely destroyed, leaving only a length of external bank, c 1.5m high, from TL 10535308 to TL 1051 5304. The dry ditch, formerly c 2.3m deep, was filled in c 1974. The contiguous ponds and banks shown to the S and E of the work were destroyed before c 1972. Their erratic shape is not in sympathy with the main work, and their purpose is obscure.
A Simco, A Simco, Field recording sheet, 5/2/1975 (Unpublished document). SBD10509.
Bedford Archaeological Society, List of moated sites (Unpublished document). SBD10794.
Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, Vol 40 (Serial). SBD10681.
Field Investigator's comments, F2 JRL 07-MAY-75 (Unpublished document). SBB12051.
Ordnance Survey 25" 1st edition map, TL 1053 5305 (Cartographic materials). SBD10619.
OS: TL 15, TL 15 SW 8 (Unpublished document). SBD11100.
1908, Victoria County History, Bedfordshire, Vol 1, pp 302-302 (Article in serial). SBD10574.
1908, Victoria County History, Bedfordshire, Vol 3, pp 181, 183 (Article in serial). SBD10574.
Wadmore, 1920, Earthworks of Bedfordshire, pp 161-163 (Bibliographic reference). SBD10706.
1937, Bedfordshire Regional Planning Authority Report, p 188 (Unpublished document). SBD10783.
1975, The Heritage of Great Barford, no ref (Bibliographic reference). SBD11226.
2017, National Mapping Programme (Digital archive). SBB12031.
Protected Status:
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a moat with a rabbit warren at The Creakers
Monument Type(s):
- 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
| --- | SBB12031 - Digital archive: 2017. National Mapping Programme. |
| --- | SBB12051 - Unpublished document: Field Investigator's comments. F2 JRL 07-MAY-75. |
| --- | 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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