NHER 7968 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Medieval moat
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM17NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BROCKDISH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Thorpe Abbotts Place.
L-shaped moat to west marked by Ordnance Survey. Stated in church guide book to be site of manor house of Brockdish Earls. Marked as Brockdish Place on (S1), 1838.
The site was occupied by an Italianate-style white brick house designed in 1870 by Barry, demolished around 1963 (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 27 November 1986.
L-shaped, measuring approximately 50 metres east to west, 34 metres north to south. Maximum 12 metres wide. Revetted with wood plants, fringed by ornamental trees and shrubs. Water filled throughout, with some rushes. Ornamental lily pond to north. Owner states moat has been de silted.
H. Paterson (A&E), 20 January 2000.
The house on this site dates from around 1961 and should not be confused with Barry's mansion which stood on the same site. The Victorian walled garden still exists.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 25 February 2008.
See secondary file for photographs of the current house on this site, constructed in 1961.
Information from (S3).
H. Hamilton (NLA), 27 March 2008.
November 2025. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The earthworks of the medieval moat (see above) are visible on visualised lidar data (S4) from a survey flow in 2021
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 27 November 2025
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 726.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Brockdish.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S2> SNF7580 Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-West and South Norfolk. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. p 350.
- <S3> SNF70096 Unpublished Document: The Johnson Dennehy Planning Partnership. 2008. Photographic Survey. Proposed remodelling of Thorpe Abbotts Place, Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk.
- <S4> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TM17NE DTM 1m 17-NOV-2021 TO 02-DEC-2021.
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Record last edited
Nov 27 2025 5:35PM