More information : [TF 4388 8049] Moat [G.T.] (1) Woodthorpe Hall is a red-brick Tudor house, seat of the Ballett family. (2) Woodthorpe Hall is much restored. See GP AO/63/17/3. Surrounding moat resurveyed at 1/2500. (3)
[TF 440 806] Site of deserted Medieval village of Woodthorpe. (4)
The Medieval moat and settlement referred to by the previous authorities were visible as earthworks and mapped from good quality air photographs.
The moat, surrounding Woodthorpe Hall, is centred at TF 4388 8049. It is a rectilinear enclosure with internal dimensions of 100m by 40m and is defined by a substantial ditch. There is an entrance in its southern side. The moat, although probably Medieval in origin, may also have served as a Post Medieval ornamental feature associated with the gardens of the house. A rectangular enclosure defined by a ditch with an inner bank is situated to the east of the moat, separated from it by a block of ridge and furrow. It measures 45m by 25m and is centred at TF 4423 8051. This enclosure appears different in character to the Medieval settlement remains and may be a garden feature associated with the house and moat.
The remains of Medieval settlement stretch west and east of the moat. The fragmentary remains of tofts are visible as rectilinear ditch defined conjoined enclosures around the three modern farms that define the modern settlement at Woodthorpe. Tofts around School Farm, the moat, and Woodthorpe House Farm seem to represent the main foci of the settlement. These are centred at TF 4380 8048, TF 4366 8045, TF 4434 8067, TF 4447 8064, and TF 4442 8048. Five blocks of ridge and furrow associated with the tofts survive as earthworks and are centred at TF 4414 8053, TF 4425 8078, TF 4453 8056, and TF 4357 8049. (Morph No. LI.375.1.1-9)
This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database. (5) |