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| Name: | Homestead moat, Court Lane, Ashford |
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| HER No.: | 421 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Designation: | None recorded |
Summary
Earthwork bank and moat (now filled in) which represent the site of the foundations of a mansion/castle. Now a football pitch.
| Grid Reference: | SK 195 698 |
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| Parish: | ASHFORD IN THE WATER |
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Monument Type(s):
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- EDR901 - Ordnance Survey Field Report, 08-JUN-66
Full Description
[SK 1953 6980]. North-north-east of Ashford Church are the foundations of the mansion granted in 1319 to Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Kent. (1,9).
The so-called moat was, judging from the earthbank remaining, simply the site of the old foundations of a small house of the Nevilles (1408-1550), who built a fortified residence north of Ashford church. (2,5).
The small moat at the back of the Bull's Head Inn is traditionally the site of Ashford Castle. (Listed under 'Castle Mounds with Attached Courts'). (3). MOAT. (4).
A homestead moat in fair condition but now being infilled by the R.D.C. Published survey (25") revised. (6).
The moat has been filled in and forms part of the football pitch. It shows as a right angled cropmark, some 6m wide. Glover, in 1833, wrote "Here Edward Plantagenet of Woodstock, Earl of Kent, and after him the Hollands, Earls of Kent, and more recently the Nevilles, Earls of Westmoreland, had a residence, of which the only vestige now remaining is the moat which formerly surrounded the castle". (7,9).
<1> Bagshaw, S, 1846, History of Derby, p420 (Bibliographic reference). SDR77.
<2> Brushfield, T N, 1900, Journal of the British Archaeological Association, p283 (Article in serial). SDR7784.
<3> Cox, J, 1905, 'Forestry', Victoria County History, Derbyshire, Volume 1, pp 375-376 (Bibliographic reference). SDR18814.
<4> Ordnance Survey (OS), 1955, 6" (Map). SDR11764.
<5> Norman, J, 1961, Ashford in the Water, p1 (Bibliographic reference). SDR12.
<6> F1 FDC 08-JUN-66 (Personal Observation). SDR6214.
<7> Cockerton, R W, 'The Castle Gate', Derbyshire Countryside (Unpublished document). SDR20305.
<8> Council for British Archaeology (CBA), West Midlands Archaeology Newsletter 20 (Bibliographic reference). SDR3834.
<9> NDAT, 0073 (Index). SDR9431.
<10> OS, SK 16 NE 9 (Index). SDR12249.
<11> Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA), Slide Collection, 421.1-2 (Photograph). SDR18971.
Sources and Further Reading
| [1] | SDR77 - Bibliographic reference: Bagshaw, S. 1846. History of Derby. p420. |
| [2] | SDR7784 - Article in serial: Brushfield, T N. 1900. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. Volume 6 (N.S.). p283. |
| [3] | SDR18814 - Bibliographic reference: Cox, J. 1905. 'Forestry', Victoria County History, Derbyshire, Volume 1. pp 375-376. |
| [4] | SDR11764 - Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1955. 6". |
| [5] | SDR12 - Bibliographic reference: Norman, J. 1961. Ashford in the Water. p1. |
| [6] | SDR6214 - Personal Observation: F1 FDC 08-JUN-66. |
| [7] | SDR20305 - Unpublished document: Cockerton, R W. 'The Castle Gate', Derbyshire Countryside. Vol.2. |
| [8] | SDR3834 - Bibliographic reference: Council for British Archaeology (CBA). West Midlands Archaeology Newsletter 20. |
| [9] | SDR9431 - Index: NDAT. 0073. 0073. |
| [10] | SDR12249 - Index: OS. SK 16 NE 9. SK 16 NE 9. |
| [11] | SDR18971 - Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 421.1-2. |
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