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Summary

An island in the park at Rugeley, which is said to be the probable mutilated remains of moated site which was the Manorial seat of the de Piuz family until the late 13th century. The house on the site is said to have burnt down at some time before 1388, but later rebuilt as a timber framed house with (amongst other rooms) a hall, chapel and brewery.

Monument Type(s):

• MOAT (Norman to MEDIEVAL - 1200 AD to 1299 AD)

Associated Events:

• EST1212 - A survey of moated sites in Staffordshire.
• EST2732 - Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire - Geophysical Report (Ref: 11922)

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MOATED SITE: AN ISLAND IN THE PARK AT RUGELEY IS PROBABLY THE MUTILATED REMAINS OF THE MANORIAL SEAT OF THE DE PIUZ FAMILY. THE DE PIUZ FAMILY OCCUPIED THE SITE UNTIL CIRCA 1298, AND THEN THE THOMERHORNS TOOK IT OVER. THE HOUSE WAS BURNT DOWN SOME TIME BEFORE 1388, WHEN IT WAS REBUILT. SIR THOMAS BUILT A TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE OUT OF 100 OAKS, INCLUDING A HALL, 4 CHAMBERS, A CHAPEL, A KITCHEN, TWO GRANGES, A STABLE, AN OX-STALL, A BREWERY AND A GATEHOUSE WITH A DRAWBRIDGE. <1>

Sources and further reading

---	SST2865 - Survey Archive: R. A. Meeson (Staffordshire County Council). 1983-1986. Staffordshire Moated Site Survey (Survey Notes).
<1>	SST286 - Index: Stoke-on-Trent City Museum Field Archaeology Unit. Card Index (Stoke-on-Trent City Museum Field Archaeology Unit).

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