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CHER Number:01216b
Type of record:Monument
Name:Moated site at Croydon

Summary

A moated site including the remains of a fishpond, lying to the south of the site of a deserted settlement.

Grid Reference:TL 301 485
Parish:Croydon, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire

Monument Type(s):

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds:

  • SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status:

  • Scheduled Monument 1006883: Deserted village of Clapton (site of) N of Croydon House

Full description

R1, Moated site (Class A 2 (b); NG TL/301-/485-, pond only on OS) 230yds SW of Monument (16) on gault clay. The earthworks of the deserted village lie to the N. The only dating evidence is a sherd, possibly C11, found in the outer edge of the E ditch of the moat. A roughly rectangular enclosure measuring 85ft N by 105ft E by 80ft S by 97ft W is surrounded by a wet ditch 25ft to N40ft wide (widest on the S), 2ft to 3ft deep and 15ft to 20ft wide at water level. On the S site is a slight external bank 20ft wide and 6in to 9in high. A causeway 10ft wide crosses the N ditch near the centre but is 6in below the level interior and does not appear to be original, though lying at the end of the hollow way through the village (Monument (15) (b) ) which connects the two moats. Attached to the S side is a roughly rectangular enclosure measuring 110ft N by 135ft E by 98ft S by 108ft W. Its E and W sides are formed by banks 12ft to 20ft wide and 6in to 1ft high, best preserved on the E; the S side is a pond, now dry, 3ft to 4ft deep.
3. Adjacent to Clopton DMV. A defensive homestead moat. Description of R1 correct; there are no surface traces of a former building. The remains of a small fish pond are evident to the S. Surveyed at 1:2500.
See also RN 01216c - moat. RN 01216 - DMV plus cross refs.
Classification: A 2 (b)
Status: ?
Building:
Occupied: no
Water supply: dry ?
Associated mill: no
Surface finds: no
Aerial photos: no
Enclosure plan: single
Enclosure type: rectangular
Enclosure banks: external, on 2 sides at least
Dry moat:Size: width: 8m - 12m depth: 1,5m
Appendages:Ridge and furrow:


RCHM, 1968, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire. Volume I. West Cambridgeshire, 78 (Bibliographic reference). SCB18049.

Salzman, L.F (ed), 1948, The Victoria County History of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. Volume 2, 27 (Bibliographic reference). SCB14649.

<3> Seaman, B.H., Field Investigator Comments, 27/11/1972 (Verbal communication). SCB61886.

Sources and further reading

<R1>Bibliographic reference: RCHM. 1968. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire. Volume I. West Cambridgeshire. 78.
<R2>Bibliographic reference: Salzman, L.F (ed). 1948. The Victoria County History of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. Volume 2. 27.
<3>Verbal communication: Seaman, B.H.. Field Investigator Comments. 27/11/1972.

Related records

01216Related to: Deserted Village of Clopton (site of) (Monument)

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