Monument record MDO1246 - Moat at Holwell Manor House, Holwell

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Summary

The remains of a rectangular moat surround Holwell Manor House on three sides. It is thought to be medieval in origin, and probably the site of a farm established in the twelfth or thirteenth century. The moat is depicted as a rectangular island completely surrounded by a wet ditch on the tithe map (1841) but part of it was filled and part converted into a water garden later in the nineteenth century, probably in 1889.

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According to Coker, the house was the principal lodge of the Forest of Blackmore, being held by William de Brett and his successors on the King's Forester of Blackmore. The house subsequently passed to the Abbey of Abbatsbury upon the suppression of which it was purchased by Sir Giles Strongways, and sold at a later date to James Harron who was living there in Cokers time. <1>

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  • <1> Serial: 1898. Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries 6. 6. 266-7.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923-33. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch three. paper. 1:2500. 1927.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 121.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Phillips, A S. Various. Field Investigators Comments ASP. F1 ASP 24 11 77.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Upton, K L. 1978. The Moated Sites of Dorset. 21-2.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 199540.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 6890 1040 (130m by 142m)
Map sheet ST61SE
Civil Parish Holwell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 056 009
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 61 SE 10
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 199540
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Holwell 9

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Jan 18 2022 10:11AM

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