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Monument Number 72777
Hob Uid: 72777
Location : Cheshire East Edleston
Grid Ref : SJ6380050770
Summary : Moat and fishpond, now dry and partially filled in, possible site of Hall, extant 15th century.
More information : In 1398 Thomas de Fouleshurst of Edlaston "had a license (a) for an oratory in his manor of Edleston and Cressage: the latter apparently some place in or near this township. [Edlaston] perhaps the name of a hamlet where the hall stood." "The hall, a plain farmhouse, has passed with the manor." The following may refer: I,p.m. 16 Henry VI (b) John de Fouleshurst held, inter alia, 1/3 pt. of the manor [of Edlaston] "que guidem due partes se extendunt in aulam and coquinam cum le larder hous grangia in juxta le gerner stabutu juxta le Baily chaumbre le yate hous le chaumbre on the bridge, with le pristes chaumbre, & c." 1 p.m. 18 Henry VI as above, but adding after the 'Yatehouse' ... ad introitum v'sus occidentem infra fossatum cu duabz partibz capelle" & c. (1) [SJ 6380 5077] Moat [G.T.] (2) Edleston - lists above under 'Homestead Moat'. (3) Moated grange. (4) In 1947 the moat was partially filled in. An annotated resurvey of the moat has been made. No trace of the chapel was found. (5) Published survey (25" 1963) checked and found correct. (6) SJ 6379 5076. Edleston moated site and fishond. Scheduled RSM No 13518. The site includes an island raised up to 1.5m high and measuring some 50m by 30m. Surrounding the island is a partially infilled dry moat that is best preserved on the south and west sides where it is up to 17m wide by 1m deep. On the monuments western side the moat widens out to form a dry fishpond measuring 45m by 35m and 1m deep. (7)

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Source details : History of Cheshire 3 1882 384 385 386 (Ormerod Ed T Helmsby)
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Source details : Lich. Dioc. Reg. B. 7 & 8 fo. 125'.
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Source Number : 1b
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Source details : Recog. Ro. m. 3d.
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Source details : OS 6" 1912.
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Source details : Trans Lancashire Cheshire Antiq Soc 25 1907 154 (W Harrison)
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Source details : Corr 6" (G Webster 1950)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : F1 DS 17-AUG-60
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Source Number : 5c
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Source details : Oral, W. Whittaker, owner, Manor House Farm, Edleston.
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : F2 JR 09-OCT-64
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : English Heritage Scheduling Amendment 9/3/92
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Fishpond, Moat, House
Evidence : Earthwork, Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 13518
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 65 SW 2
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1960-08-17
End Date : 1960-08-17

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-10-09
End Date : 1964-10-09

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 72777