Modern moat 100m East of Dorsington Rectory

A Medieval moat on the 1884 Ordnance Survey map at Dorsington | Open
 
A Medieval moat on the 1884 Ordnance Survey map at Dorsington
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Description of this historic site

A modern moat installed as a garden feature. It is situated at the eastern end of Dorsington, 100m east of Dorsington Rectory.

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Notes about this historic site

1 Moat. The present occupier of the old rectory house was told by his predecessor that he himself dug this feature c1920.
2 It appears to be the same moat that is shown on the 1st edition OS map of 1884, 49 NE.

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  • produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Locations
Dorsington (23)
Subjects
Moated Sites (211)
Time periods
Industrial Age - 1751-1913 (7521)
Alternative reference number
MWA1811

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