Orby: aerial 2016
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Orby: aerial 2016
Image: © Chris Taken: 15 May 2016
The remains take the form of a moat partly enclosing an asymmetric, curvilinear island, measuring approximately 80m by 70m, at least three sub-rectangular embanked platforms approximately 0.4m high are visible on the island in the moat. These suggest the presence of structures or garden features associated with the site of a medieval house located within the island. The presence of the moated site, in close association with the parish church and the present day Manor Farmhouse, suggests that it represents the original location of the medieval manor of Orby. Field observation in 1964 revealed that a number of conjoined rectangular ditched enclosures formerly existed immediately to the south and east of the moat; these were interpreted as the remains of manorial enclosures and crofts. Their relationship with the moated site is indicative of it being a focal point for settlement and therefore of sufficient status to represent a manorial site. See http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI43552&resourceID=1006
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Image Location
Latitude
53.180968
Longitude
0.232084