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ANCIENT EARTHWORKS To the east of Brockley is a large moat for- merly containing a smaller and stronger one, of which two sides remain. South-west of the last is a small square moat. Fragments of another are at Gulling Green Farm. WicKHAMBROOK (Hii, 6). — At Badmondisfield Hall, Genesis Green, 8 miles south-west from Bury St. Edmunds, is a strong rhombic-shaped moat; a channel forming part of another inclo- sure lies to the north. WicKHAMBRooK (liii, lo). — An irregularly- shaped and extensive moat remains at ' The Gesyns,' Boyden End. WicKHAMBROOK (liii, 1 5). — Giflfard's Hall, south of Clopton Green, has an oblong moat ; a mound outside its north-eastern angle is modern. To the south-west of the last is a large, irregular, circular moat, now dry, in Moat Plan- tation. WicKHAM Market (Iviii, i6). — One mile west of the town are the remains of moated inclosures which were formerly connected with Thorpe Hall and its grounds. A small piece of a moat is by the site of the hall ; to the north- east is an angle of another ; and to the south, at the end of a connecting channel, is a quadrangular moat. WiLBY (xxxvii, 7). — South-east of the village, 6^ miles south-east by east from Eye, the moat at the rectory remains in a perfect condition. It is oblong in plan with a branch of the moat separating the area into two unequal divisions. At Church Farm, close to the church, are the remains of a circular moat, and immediately on its eastern arc is part of another rectangular inclosure. WiLBY (xxxvii, 8). — Wilby Hall, east of the village, has the remains of a double rectangular moat, or of two oblongs side by side, the southern of smaller area than the northern. At Moat Farm, south of Wilby Hall, is one angle of a moat and one side of another. Wilby (xxxvii, lo). — At Rookery Farm, north-west of Wilby Green, about half of a square moat is left. WiLLiNGHAM (xviii, 7). — At Moat Farm, 3 miles south from Beccles, an oblong moat may be traced. WiLLisHAM (Ixv, 11). — Willisham Hall, 3 miles south-south-west from Needham Market, has a fragment of a moat. WiNGFiELD (xxvi, 7). — South-west of Green- gate Farm, 6 miles north-east from Eye, is a large portion of an oblong moat. WiNGFiELD (xxvi, lo). — The remains of a moat at Chickering Hall, 4i miles north-east of Eye, have been so greatly mutilated that no form is left in it. WiNGFiELD (xxvi, 11). — At Abbey Farm, on the site of an ancient religious house, north-east of Wingfield, is an irregular moat and six frag- ments of other undoubted moated inclosures. Winston (Ivii, 4). — At Park Farm, Winston Green^ if miles south from Debenham, is the greater part of a strong moat inclosing an oval site. WissETT (xxvii, 8). — Bleach Farm Moat, east of the village, 2 miles north-north-west from Halesworth, is a complete quadrangle. WiTHERSFiELD (Ixi, 1 4). — To the west of Charity Farm, 2 J miles north-west from Haver- hill, is a small oblong moat. The remains of another moat at Hall Farm consist only of one long channel. WiTNESHAM (Ixvi, 8). — A strong square moat surrounds the site of old Berghursh House, 5 miles north from Ipswich. WiTNESHAM (Ixvi, 12). — South-wcst of the church is a curved side of a once strong moat. WooLPiT (xlv, 1 2). — * Lady Well ' is the name given to a moat in a field north-east of the rectory of Woolpit, 7 J miles east by south from Bury St. Edmunds. WoRLiNGTON (xx, 1 6). — South-east of the Bell Inn, ii^ miles south-east from Bury St. Edmunds, is a large five-sided moat. WoRLiNGWORTH (xxxvii, lo). — At ' Honey- pots,' north of Fincle Street village, 5 miles south-east from Eye, is a moat almost inclosing two tracts of land — saving the west side — the junction of the three sides forming a pond at the south-west corner. WoRLiNGWORTH (xxxvii, ii). — At Stanway Green are the remains of two moats ; that to the west is small and externally square, but the varying width detracts from the regularity of the interior area. The other moat, to the east, was apparently also square in plan, but only one side with its two angles is left entire. WoRTHAM (xxv, 5). — An irregular piece of the moat of Wortham Hall is situated to the north of the village, 5 miles north-west from Eye. Wrentham (xviii, 16). — At Moat Farm, West End, 5 miles south-south-east from Beccles, are portions of a very weak moat. Wyverstone (xxxv, 15). — At Hill Barn, on the site of the old hall, 5^ miles north from Stowmarket, are curved portions of a moat. Wyverstone (xlvi, 2). — At Moat Hall, Wyverstone Green, is a small square moat, Yaxley (xxxvi, 2). — Portions of three con- tiguous moats lie to the north of the village, 2 miles west by north from Yaxley. Yoxford (xxxix, 1 3). — One right angle of a moat remains at Cockfield Hall, 5 J miles south from Halesworth. 6ig