| More information : [SJ36156146] Dodleston Hall [T.I.]
Moat [G.T.] (1)
"A considerable estate in Dodleston.... was sold by Richard
Grosvenor, in or about the year 1582, to Sir Thomas Egerton....
together with the capital messuage....Sir Thomas Egerton, (who
afterwards became lord keeper of the great-seal....) occasionally
resided in Dodleston. The hall, built chiefly of timber, was
pulled down about the year 1788, and a farm-house built on the
site" (2)
Further reference. (3)
The moat is complete except for the area occupied by buildings
and gardens in the S.W. corner. The remains of the N.W. side and
S.W. sides, and the southern half of the S.E. side are water-
filled, the remainder being dry. The moat varies in width from
7.0m to 10.0m and has an average depth of 1.0m. There is a
causeway, possibly original, on the SE side at SJ 36196144.
There are no traces of buildings within the enclosed area which is
part pasture and part orchard. None of the existing farm buildings
shows any traces of antiquity.
SJ 3612 6147. The 16thc Dodleston Hall referred to in the Auth 2 has been sited to the centre of the enclosed area, this being
the most probable location. (4)
The field report submitted by E. Geary is correct, except that the
moat is now drained apart from a minute portion in the northern
corner.
A 25" survey has been made. (5)
As described. Published survey (25" 1960) revised. (6)
The enclosed area, apart from the farm buildings is now
pasture. The remaining slope along the NW side has been destroyed
and some minor filling has occurred on the NE side.
Survey of 10 7 64 revised on MSD. (7)
Farmhouse built 1793. Grade II (7).
SJ 3612 6146. Dodleston Hall moated site. Scheduled RSM No 13455. (8)
Medieval moated site visible as earthworks on historic vertical photography and lidar imagery in the parish of Dodleston, centred at SJ 361 608. This is extant on the latest 2017 lidar imagery and was mapped as part of the Cheshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping Project. (10)
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