| HER Number (PRN): | 02867 |
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| Name: | Moreton Corbet Deserted Medieval Village |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
Earthworks/cropmarks of a deserted settlement of medieval date.
| Parish: | Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst, North Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ52SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 562 232 |
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Related records
| 01133 | Part of: Moreton Corbet Castle (Monument) |
| 01133 | Related to: Moreton Corbet Castle (Monument) |
| 01133 | Part of: Moreton Corbet Castle (Monument) |
| 01133 | Related to: Moreton Corbet Castle (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA2711 - 1982 field observation by Shropshire County Council
Description
Earthworks of the Medieval defences and village of Moreton Corbet can be seen around the castle (PRN 01133). In 1503 there were still 13 messuages in Moreton town but the village appears to have been deserted at about the same time as the rebuilding of the castle, when a park was created and the road diverted. <1a>
Evaluated for MPP in 1990-1, Low score as one of 58 DMVs. <5>
No trace of any defensive earthworks can now be seen around Moreton Corbet Castle, apart from traces of a probable moat on the north, west and east sides. No village earthworks could be identified and miscellaneous features visible on air photograph (<1b>), such as the long narrow ditch running from north to south to the east of the castle, and a connecting ditch between it and the long pond which formerly existed at SJ 56312317, have now been filled in even so they were possibly landscaping connected with the 16th century rebuilding. <6>
NMR SJ 5623/21 NMR 24382/15 03-AUG-2006: Aerial photographs taken in August 2006 show the cropmark traces of a large incomplete rectilinear enclosure (western and northern sides visible) with hints on internal structures centred at approximately SJ 5618 2329. A linear feature extends north-east from the church, running parallel to the enclosure boundary and extending into the adjacent field to the north-east where it meets other similar boundaries. These former field boundaries are not visible on the 1st edition OS maps. The cropmark traces of the former ponds mentioned by the previous authorities could also be seen on the aerial photographs. <7>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 02867. |
| [01b] | SSA31574 - Vertical aerial photograph: Historic England / Ordnance Survey. c.1960-1980. NRHE: Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs held by Historic England Archive. Black and white. OS/65/6 147-9 28.3.65. |
| [01] | SSA7783 - Card index: Ordnance Survey. 1977. Ordnance Survey Record Card SJ52SE14 . Ordnance Survey record cards. SJ52SE14 . |
| [01a] | SSA928 - Monograph: Rowley R T. 1972. The Shropshire Landscape. The Making of the English Landscape. p124. |
| [02] | SSA17101 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 1992-May-05. CPAT 92/MB/0478 to 0479 (2 photos). Black and White. Medium. |
| [03] | SSA17102 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 1992-May-05. CPAT 92/C/0752 to 0753 (2 photos). Colour. 35mm. |
| [04] | SSA17103 - Oblique aerial photograph: Musson Chris R. 1992-May-05. CPAT 92/MC08/0012 to 0013 and 0015 (3 photos). Colour. Medium. |
| [05] | SSA20084 - TEXT: Horton Wendy B. 1990/ 1991. MPP Evaluation File. |
| [06] | SSA31554 - Site visit report: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. Various. NRHE: Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 DJC 01-OCT-79. |
| [07] | SSA31563 - Oblique aerial photograph: Historic England. Various. NRHE: Aerial reconnaissance oblique aerial photograph (Historic England North). Colour. Digital. NMR SJ 5623/21 NMR 24382/15 03-AUG-2006. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 19 2022 1:58PM |
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