A HISTORY OF SUFFOLK 



Metfield (xxvii, i). — Withersdale Hall, 

 north-west of Metfield, has a moat in plan like a 

 quadrant. 



Metfield (xxvii, 5). — Around the site of the 

 old hall, south-west of Metfield Common, 4^ 

 miles south-east from Harleston, is a strong 

 oblong moat, the north-western corner being 

 exceptionally broad. 



Mettingham (viii, 12). — At The Hall, north- 

 east of Mettingham Castle, i^ miles east from 

 Bungay, is a T-shaped fragment of a moat. 



MiCKFiELD (xlvii, 11). — A small square moat 

 is at Greenwood's Farm, 2 miles west from 

 Debenham. 



MicKFiELD (xlvii, 14). — At Mickfield Hall, 

 north of the village, 5| miles north-east by east 

 from Stowmarket, is a moat approaching a circu- 

 lar form. 



At Read's Farm, to the west of the latter, are 

 two sides of a rectangular moat. 



MiLDEN (Ixxiii, 3). — An irregular rectangular 

 moat is at Moat Farm, 6 miles north-east from 

 Sudbury. 



Part of a dry moat remains at the rectory. 



MiLDENHALL (xxi, 5). — Three sides of a 

 parallelogram remain of a moat at Aspall Hall, 

 2 miles north by west from Mildenhall. 



MoNEWDEN (Iviii, 6). — At Folly Farm, north- 

 west of the village, 5 miles north-west from 

 Wickham Market, is a quadrangular moat with 

 rounded corners. 



Monks Eleigh (Ixiv, 15). — Manor Farm 

 Moat, j^ miles north-east from Sudbury, consists 

 of two sides of an oblong, another water-trench 

 extending 300 ft. towards the east, and a pond 

 south of its eastern end. 



Monk Soham (xlviii, 5). — At Hill Farm, 

 Monk Soham Green, 2^ miles north-east from 

 Debenham, are three moated areas adjoining one 

 another ; the divisional moats being common 

 many parts of them have been filled up. 



Monk Soham (xlviii, 6). — ' The Firs,' north 

 of the village, has a moat of oblong plan, to the 

 south of which are the remains of other moats 

 partly inclosing two rectangular areas. 



Naughton (Ixv, 13 and 14). — An oblong 

 moat of varied width surrounds Naughton Hall, 

 5^ miles south-west from Needham Market. 



A right angle of another lies on two sides of 

 Naughton Rectory. 



It is but a small piece of the moat that is left 

 at Pigeon Hall, south-east of Naughton. 



Nayland with Wissington (Ixxxvi, 3). — 

 A large curved moat makes a complete circuit 

 of the high ground known as Court Knoll, 

 6 miles south-west from Hadleigh. This pos- 

 sibly marks the fosse of an ancient camp. 



Nayland with Wissington (Ixxxvi, 6). — 

 The moat at Wissington, 7 miles south-west 

 from Hadleigh, covers a large area ; it appears to 

 have formerly been an oblong in plan with a 

 smaller moated square inclosure. 



Nayland with Wissington (Ixxxvi, 5). — 

 At Smallbridge, on the northern bank of the 

 River Stour, there remain two sides of a moat, 

 and a wide channel cut from the river supplied 

 the water and at the same time doubled the 

 defence on the western side. 



Nedging (Ixv, 13). — At Fidget's Farm, 

 south-west of Naughton, 5^ miles south-west 

 from Needham Market, is a rectangular moat. 



Norton (xlv, 4). — Three parts of a moat 

 remain at Norton Hall, east of the village, 7^ 

 miles east from Bury St. Edmunds. 



Nowton (xliv, 15). — The moat at Nowton 

 Hall, 2^ miles south from Bury, inclosed two 

 adjacent tracts of land ; the cincture of one is 

 nearly complete, the other is almost obliterated. 



OccoLD (xxxvi, 11). — To the north of 

 Occold Hall, 2 miles south from Eye, a quad- 

 rangular moat surrounds a plantation. 



Occold (xxxvi, 12). — At High House, 

 near the Framlingham road, are three sides of 

 a small square moat, fed by a stream from the 

 west. 



Another strong quadrangular moat and long 

 extension on the west is at Benningham Hall. 



Offton (Ixv, 14). — A portion of a moat is at 

 Maskeli's Hall, north-west of the village, 8 

 miles east from Lavenham. 



Old Newfon (xlvi, 11). — At Rookery Farm, 

 north of the village, 2f miles north from Stow- 

 market, are the remains of two adjoining moated 

 inclosures ; the southern and larger has lost its 

 north-eastern angle, and the northern one has 

 its eastern side obliterated. A stream supplies 

 the water from the west. 



A fragment of a moat remains at Newton 

 Hall, south-east of the village. 



Three fourths of another lie to the south-east 

 of the last, at Pooley's Farm. 



Onehouse (Ivi, 5). — Three 

 moat are round the site of Onehouse 

 2 miles west from Stowmarket. 



Otley (Iviii, 13). — A portion of a broad 

 square moat partly surrounds the site of Otley 

 Hall, north-east of the village, 5 J miles west from 

 Wickham Market. The front portion, with the 

 gatehouse and drawbridge, has been destroyed. 



To the west of the latter was a small double 

 moat. The inner one is of oblong plan, and 

 the remains of the outer now cover its northern 

 and western sides at a distance of 25 ft. 



A moated inclosure adjoining the churchyard 

 of Otley on the north-north-east side, with the 

 entrance near the church, is surrounded by a 

 trench averaging 8 ft. deep. 



Otley (Iviii, 13). — At Wood Farm, west of 

 the village, 6 miles west from Wickham Market,, 

 is a very complete narrow moat. 



At Moat Hall to the east of Otley are ex- 

 tensive fragments of moats, so disconnected 

 that it is difficult to trace their original course. 



Pakefield (x, 15). — At Pakefield Hall, 2| 



fragments 



of a 



Hall, 



)i4 



