TRENCHES, LANGLEY MARISH
Location/Address
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Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Remains of Medieval moat or possible Tudor court garden at Trenches Farm, Langley Marish
1809 MAP SHOWS MOAT WITH NO BUILDINGS (B1).
SITE OF THE OLD HOUSE WITH LARGE SURROUNDING MOAT ENCLOSING OVER 1 ACRE (B2).
ROUNDED CORNERS. NO TRACES OF HOUSE REMAIN (B3).
WELL PRESERVED & WATER FILLED, ON W, N & S SIDES. E ARM USED AS RUBBISH PIT & PARTLY INFILLED. ENTRANCE OVER S ARM? (B4).
'Court Garden' shown on 1603 Treswell map and on 1607 Norden map at this approximate location (B5).
The Orchards interpreted by John Phibbs as remains of Elizabethan royal court garden comporable to the pleasaunce at Kenilworth and Bacon's water gardens at Gorehambury (B6).
The moat is said to have surrounded a house, no signs of which remain. It is well preserved, has rounded corners, and its northern, southern and western arms are still water-filled. The eastern arm was used as a rubbish pit and has subsequently been filled in. Access to the artificial island is by a causeway over the southern arm (B7).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Remains of Medieval moat or possible Tudor court garden at Trenches Farm, Langley Marish
Date Listed
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