Scheduled Monument: A well preserved medieval moated site, with early (14th century and later) buildings surviving in its interior, and associated fishponds.
Moated site is orientated N-W to S-E with maximum dimensions of 95 x 75 M. The N half of a rectangular moat up to 15 M wide and between 2 and 3 M deep survives as an earthwork. The site visit record form includes a description of the site (including a sketch plan) and describes it as a component of an "important surviving manorial complex consisting of moat, hall, church and DMV and probably represent the finest example of such a complex in Shropshire." <1>
The moat is obscured by tree cover in APs taken in 1989. <7>
Evaluated for MPP in 1990-1: Medium score as one of 133 Moated Sites (evaluated for MPP in conjunction with PRN 00608 - the Hall). <9>
Upton Cressett moat and fishponds are situated around Upton Cressett Hall, 2km WSW of the village of Morville. The moated site is oriented NW-SE and has maximum dimensions of apx 95m by 75m. Where the surrounding moat ditch survives as a visible earthwork, around the N half of the site, it is up to 15m wide and between 2m and 3m deep. The S part of the moat has been infilled and landscaped as part of the house gardens. An outer retaining bank 1m high and 3m wide runs the full length of the NW and part of the NE arm of the moat .. A raised platform, 1 m above the surrounding ground level, covers much of the interior of the moat island .. Upton Cressett Hall [PRN 00608](a C16 structure encapsulating a late C14 Hall) occupies the NE area of the platform. On the NW side of the moat, in an area measuring 60x30 metres, lie 2 large fishponds, each 25 m square. These are surrounded by a bank up to 2 m wide and 2.5 m high which lies to the N of the moat. This bank originally formed a dam across the stream which lies north of the moat. <10>
The Scheduling was amended in October 2012. This applied to the Title, the Description and the Scheduled Area. <12>
Photographed during aerial survey in 2008. <13><14><15><16>
Noted in a list of Moated sites in Shropshire. <18>
| [00] | SSA20723 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. SMR Sheets Collection. SMR record sheets. SMR Sheet for PRN SA 04581. |
| [01] | SSA9442 - Field recording form: Watson Michael D. 1980. Site Visit Form with Plan. SMR site visit form. |
| [02] | SSA9441 - Correspondence: Department of the Environment (DoE) & Shropshire County Council. 1973. Correspondence, 1973 relating to proposed WB by G Toms during erection of electricity pole.. |
| [03] | SSA2397 - Card index: Ordnance Survey. 1977. Ordnance Survey Record Card SO69SE9. Ordnance Survey record cards. SO69SE9. |
| [05] | SSA19519 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 1989-Mar-17. CPAT 89/MB/0338 to 0340 (3 photos). Black and White. Medium. |
| [06] | SSA16659 - Oblique aerial photograph: Barret Gill. 1990. G Barrett 90-03-F-8 to 9. Colour. |
| [07] | SSA16660 - Oblique aerial photograph: Roberts M. 1990. M Roberts 90-03-BW-06 to 07. Black and white. |
| [08] | SSA928 - Monograph: Rowley R T. 1972. The Shropshire Landscape. The Making of the English Landscape. p123-124. |
| [09] | SSA20084 - TEXT: Horton Wendy B. 1990/ 1991. MPP Evaluation File. |
| [10] | SSA9444 - Scheduled Monument notification: English Heritage. 1992. Scheduling Papers (New Scheduling, 23/11/1992). 13688. |
| [11] | SSA9443 - Scheduled Monument notification: English Heritage. 1992. Map of Scheduled area, 1992. |
| [12] | SSA24154 - Statutory designation documentation: English Heritage. Oct-2012. Notification of the Amendment of the Moated Site and Associated Ponds ( at Upton Cressett) in the Schedule of Monuments. |
| [13] | SSA25719 - Oblique aerial photograph: Shropshire Council. 2008-Feb-27. SA0803_102 (1 photo) Flight: 08_SA_03. Colour. Digital. |
| [14] | SSA25718 - Oblique aerial photograph: Shropshire Council. 2008-Feb-27. SA0803_097 to SA0803_098 (2 photos) Flight: 08_SA_03. Colour. Digital. |
| [15] | SSA25566 - Oblique aerial photograph: Shropshire Council. 2008-Feb-27. SA0803_030 (1 photo) Flight: 08_SA_03. Colour. Digital. |
| [16] | SSA26977 - Oblique aerial photograph: Shropshire Council. 2008-Feb-27. SA0803_099 to SA0803_101 (3 photos) Flight: 08_SA_03. Colour. Digital. |
| [17] | SSA31561 - Vertical aerial photograph: Historic England / RAF. c.1946-1955. NRHE: RAF Aerial Photographs held by Historic England Archive. Black and white. CPE/UK/2480 3375-76 10.3.1948. |
| [18] | SSA31504 - Article in serial: Moated Sites Research Group. 1980. Article in the Annual Report of the Moated Sites Research Group. Ann Rep Moated Sites Res Gp. No 7. p52. |