Moat at Middleton Hall

A Medieval moat on the 1887 Ordnance Survey map at Middleton Hall

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Description of this historic site

A moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. This moat is Medieval in date and parts of it are visible as an earthwork. It is situated at Middleton Hall.

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Notes about this historic site

1 The N forecourt of Middleton Hall is surrounded by a dry moat.
2 The N arm of the moat was filled in in the early 19th century. 1967: The inner face of the moat is brick or stone lined, the ditch on the SW being under plough while the E arm is mostly marshy. 1976: The E arm is wet but reed-filled. The S and W arms have been destroyed by gravel workings which have encroached on the house on those sides.
3 The NW arm is waterfilled, the NE arm is marshy and thickly overgrown.
4 The moated enclosure is roughly 107 m by 64 m and the moat is up to 13 m wide and 1.5 m deep. The E arm is waterfilled; the inner face of the moat is revetted on the outside of the E arm. The S arm has been filled in and a pool created.
5 The Moated Sites Research Group card is missing, November 2005.