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| HER Number | MWB1513 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Brimpton Manor Farm - medieval manor |
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Summary
Site of medieval moated manor around listed farmhouse and yard; a scheduled chapel and earthworks survive
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01035.00.000
Monument Type(s):
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval to 17th century - 1066 AD to 1700 AD)
Full Description
Brimpton Manor Farm is the site of a medieval moated manor <1>. It is situated outside the village of Brimpton on a river terrace above the flood plain <2>, and could date from soon after 1066. Part of the moat survives as an earthwork. The farm is shown (as Brimpton Farm) on the Brimpton enclosure map of 1815 <4>.
The Chapel of St Leonard (see MWB1515) survives and is both a scheduled monument and listed building. The farmhouse is also a listed building. The site was visited under English Heritage's Monument Protection Programme (MPP) at the beginning of the 21st century and an enlarged scheduled area seems to have been drawn up, given the number 12050; however, subsequently this designation does not seem to have come into force.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | McCardle, D J F. 1988. Gazetteer - West Berkshire Medieval Moats. [Unpublished document / SWB12970] |
| <02> | Brimpton Parish Research Association. 1999. The Brimpton Story - History of a West Berkshire Parish. p23-7, illust. [Monograph / SWB12971] |
| <03> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p51, illust p53. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
| <04> | Various. 1738-1858. Berkshire Enclosure Maps - online as New Landscapes. http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk. Brimpton 1815. [Map / SWB14663]
http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk (Accessed 08/02/2022) |
Related Monuments
| MWB1515 | Chapel of St Leonard, Manor Farm, Brimpton (Building) |
| MWB17426 | Manor Farm, Brimpton (formerly Brimpton Farm) (Monument) |
| MWB1514 | Moat at Brimpton Manor Farm (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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