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A HISTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE HOMESTEAD MOATS (CLASS F) continued Ordnance Number Parish Name Form Dimensions (Outside Measurement) Alti- tude Situation, Notes, &c. LXVIII, 5 Tipton Ocker Hill Rectangular ; one side and parts of two others ; house on 210 ft., 190 ft. & I I ft. Ft. 452 I mile south-west of Wednesbury site ; wet. LXVI, 3 Trysull & Scisdon Moat rough . Rectangular ; dry ; planted 1 77 ft- ty 1 43ft- 400 ij miles west of Seisdon XXXII, 5 Uttoxeter Blount's Green About square; part- ly wet 230 ft. by 245 ft. 368 I mile south-west of Uttoxeter, off Abbots' Bromley Road XXXII, 10 99 Thorntree House Double moat 230 ft. by 240 ft., & 2 80 ft. by 240 ft. 406 2 miles south of Ut- toxeter, | mile from Abbots' Bromley Road LVII, 10 Walsall Near Fishlcy Farm Fragmentary ; short lengths of bank and ditch remaining,and 190 ft. by 120 ft. 5OO I mile to north-east of Bloxwich some water LXIII, 10

The Moat . Rectangular ; three sides ; wet 330 ft., 200 ft. & 190 ft. 426 i mile west of Wal- sall LXIII, 12 l Moat Cottage Rectangular ; dry 300 ft. by 2 90 ft. 588 l miles east of Wal- sall, on road to Sutton LXIII, 12

Near Wood End Farm Rectangular ; three sides ; in part wet I 80 ft., 120 ft. & Soft. 469 About i mile east of Walsall, near Moat Canal Bridge LXIII, 14

Bescot Hall Rectangular ; with one length of double moat ; very perfect ; dry 300 ft. by 2 50 ft. ; 1 90 ft. double length 399 ij miles south-west of Walsall, on road to Wednesbury LXIII, 7 > Near Caldcr- fields Farm Circular 260 ft. diameter. 483 i mile east of Wal- sall LXII, 4 Wednesfield . Prestvvood (figured in Shaw) Rectangular ; wet 250 ft. by 1 90 ft. 500 I mile north of Wednesfield LX1I, 4

Ashmore Park Farm Rectangular ; wet 270 ft. by 2 10 ft. 489 I J miles north-east of Wednesfield LXII, 8 J> Merols Hole Angle fragment ; wet 130 ft. & 50 ft. 454 J mile south-east of Wednesfield XLIX, 14 Weston under Lizard Weston Park Rectangular;plant- ed ; wet 1 1 8 ft. by 145 ft. 400 mile south of Wat- ling Street XLVII, 13 Wichnor Wichnor One side and parts of two sides ; part wet 3 20 ft. by 1 80 ft. 200 To south - west of Wichnor Church, south of canal LVII, 2 Wyrley, Great Moat Farm . Rectangular ; frag- ment ; wet 2 I O ft. & I I O ft. & 140 ft. 426 On main road at Great Wyrley XLVI, 8 Yoxall . Near Mill Stream Quadrant ; dry . 300 ft. by 1 10 ft. 226 Yoxall XLVI, 4

Longcroft Hall Fragmentary ; wet 305 ft. & 75 ft. 274 mile north-east of Yoxall 368