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| HHER Number: | 826 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | SITE OF MOATS, MOOR FARM, RICKMANSWORTH |
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Summary
Complex of medieval moats at the Manor of the More, now infilled
| Grid Reference: | TQ 081 939 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ09SE |
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| Parish: | Three Rivers (Non Civil Parish), Three Rivers, Hertfordshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Monument Types
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Associated Events
- Watching brief at Manor of the More (Northwood Sports Hall), Rickmansworth, 1996 (Ref: No 173)
- Evaluation at Northwood Preparatory School (Manor of the More), Northwood, 2012
Protected Status
- Area of Archaeological Significance
- Scheduled Ancient Monument 29381: THE MANOR OF THE MORE
Full description
The Manor of the More had a complex of moated areas, one of which surrounded the house <plans, 2, 4>. Two large moats are shown on the 1872-75 OS map <5>, one square and one trapezoidal, with a third (smaller) triangular 'moated' area beyond the west end of the trapezoidal moat.
Nothing is now visible on the ground <1> apart from the outlines left by tree cover; the moats were infilled in 1939 and 1957 with spoil from works on the railway, and part of the area levelled in 1959 <4>.
The moats belonged to the first phase found by Martin Biddle et al <2>, after c.1250; between this date and 1426 the area was reorganised several times. Monitoring and geotechnical work <4> found that the northern extent of the eastern moat (which surrounded the house) was exaggerated on the plan in <2>, and that the moat had been cleaned out before being backfilled. As a result, the position of the NE corner of the moat is known, but no archaeological deposits had survived the cleaning out.
For the manor house, see [829].
Anne Wells (HCC) site report, 26.5.1978 (Unpublished document). SHT1879.
<1> Cave-Penny, Helena (HCC) site report, 12.12.85 (Unpublished document). SHT4214.
<2> Biddle, Martin, Barfield, Lawrence, & Millard, Alan, 1959, The excavation of the Manor of the More, Rickmansworth, Herts; Archaeological Journal 116, 136-99 (Article in serial). SHT1655.
<3> OS Records (Index). SHT8223.
<4> Guttmann, Erika, 1996, Manor of the More, Northwood Sports Hall, Rickmansworth; observation and recording, RNO 158 (Report). SHT3109.
<5> OS 25 inch map, 1st edition, 1872-75 (Cartographic material). SHT8116.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished document: Anne Wells (HCC) site report. 26.5.1978. |
| <1> | Unpublished document: Cave-Penny, Helena (HCC) site report. 12.12.85. |
| <2> | Article in serial: Biddle, Martin, Barfield, Lawrence, & Millard, Alan. 1959. The excavation of the Manor of the More, Rickmansworth, Herts; Archaeological Journal 116, 136-99. |
| <3> | Index: OS Records. |
| <4> | Report: Guttmann, Erika. 1996. Manor of the More, Northwood Sports Hall, Rickmansworth; observation and recording. watching brief. RNO 158. |
| <5> | Cartographic material: OS 25 inch map, 1st edition. 1872-75. |
Related records
| 10919 | Related to: SITE OF THE MANOR OF THE MORE, MOOR PARK, RICKMANSWORTH (Monument) |
| 829 | Related to: THE MANOR OF THE MORE, MOOR PARK, RICKMANSWORTH (Monument) |
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