Monument Number 417334 |
| Hob Uid: 417334 | |
Location :
East Sussex
Rother
Udimore
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| Grid Ref : TQ8636018900 |
| Summary : Remains of a medieval moat, enclosing the church. The former manor house, Court Lodge, was carefully dismantled and re-erected in 1912 in Groombridge (TQ 53 NW 37). Licence to crenellate was granted in 1479. |
More information : (Area TQ 8635 1891) Moat (twice) (1)
Remains of homestead moat (dry) enclosing church and Court Lodge. (2)
The old manor-house, Court Lodge, having been pulled down, was purchased in 1912 and re-erected at Groombridge, near Tunbridge Wells. Licence to crenellate was granted in 1479. (3)
Only two areas of the moat that once enclosed the church and the old Court Lodge now exist. The extant area north of the church has an average depth of 1-0m with a partly dry pond within its banks.
The existing area east and south of the old Court Lodge is under close scrub with an average depth of 1.0m. The former line of the moat has been overlaid by buildings and farmland. No trace exists of the original Court Lodge. (4)
Listed by Cathcart King. (5) |