Monument record MCC7304 - Birch Holt Farm

Summary

Manorial moat.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 915 188 (184m by 121m)
Map sheet TL91NW
Civil Parish BIRCH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Manorial moat. <1> Complete rectangular enclosure, south-east of Birch Hall. Sketch plan on back of MSRG card. <2> <3> Known as `Aldholt(e)' in 1320, 1384; as `Old(e)holt(e)' in 1543, 1594. <4> Other ref. <5>

Site Assessment = "general condition quite good" <1>

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  • <1> DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
  • <2> LIST: unknown. unknown. TL91-003.
  • <3> Map: unknown. unknown. TL91-003.
  • <4> DESC TEXT: Reaney, PH. 1935. Place Names of Essex. p362.
  • <5> DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, p.9.

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Nov 3 2015 11:41AM

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