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Walsall Manor House

Hob Uid: 329462
Location :
Walsall
Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SP0010098480
Summary : C13 manor-house; moat; park; ridge and furrow.
More information : (SP 00109848) Moat (NR). (1)

Three sides of a rectangular homestead moat, waterfilled and
measuring 330ft, 200ft and 190ft in length. (2) Documentary evidence
supports the identification of this site as Walsall Manor House.
Excavation in advance of development in 1971 revealed a line of post
holes in the bank and what was apparently part of a 14th century
kitchen range Plan. (2-3)

The remains of a rectangular homestead moat measuring overall
90.0m E-W by 100.0m approx. N-S of which the S arm and greater
part of the W arm remain, waterfilled. The arms average 18.0m
wide and 2.0m deep. The southern half of the E arm remains dry
and reduced by tipping. The northern end of the moat has been
filled in, and the ground partly occupied by a late 19th century
public house. The island area, at present waste ground, is due
for future development. There are no surveyable remains at the
site of the 1971 excavations at SP 00079849.

Published 1:1250 survey revised. (4)

The moat has now been completely filled in and the ground has
been levelled prior to development. MSD revised. (5)

SP 001 985. Noted in gazetteer. Descriptive comments including a phased summary of the site derived from excavations between 1972 and 1975.
i) Late C12. Clearing or assart on forest edge: site covered by ridge and furrow.
ii) Early C13. Area emparked.
iii) C13. Manorial centre moved from Walsall.
iv) C14 moat added by 1388 and new buildings added.
v) Early C15. Site abandoned as manorial residence. (6)

SP 001 985. Noted in gazetteer. (7)

SP 002 985. Noted in gazetteer. Descriptive comments. (8)

Summary reports on excavations carried out between 1972 and 1975. (9-12)

Full excavation report of 1972-5 investigations. (13)

Detailed history of the manor. (14)
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Source details : OS 6" 1912-38
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Source details : VCH Staffs 1 1908 368 (C Lynam)
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Source details : Medieval Archaeol 19 1975 252 (LE Webster and J Cherry)
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Source details : Medieval Archaeol 20 1976 196 (LE Webster and J Cherry)
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Source details : Trans S Staffordshire Archaeol Hist Soc 18 29-45 (S and S Wrathmell)
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Source details : VCH Staffordshire 17 1976 169-71 (CRJ Currie, MW Greenslade and DA Johnson)
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Source details : CBA Gp 8 News Lerrer No 15 1972 28 Plan
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Source details : Trans Staffordshire Archaeol Hist Soc 24 1982-3 15,48 (PJ Larkham)
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Source details : Moated Sites Res Group 10 1983 31 (PJ Larkham)
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Source details : Staffordshire Archaeol Stud 3 1974 48 (M Hammer)
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Source details : Medieval Archaeol 17 1973 175 (LE Webster and J Cherry)
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Manor House, Moat, Ridge And Furrow, Park
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Manor House, Moat
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (West Midlands)
External Cross Reference Number : 2687
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 09 NW 7
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1972-01-01
End Date : 1975-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1974-08-27
End Date : 1974-08-27
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1976-02-06
End Date : 1976-02-06