Monument record MLI22241 - PENNY HILL HALL AND MOAT
Summary
PENNY HILL HALL AND MOAT
Type and Period (2)
- HALL HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
At the east end of north aisle of Holbeach Church is a late C14th, stone effigy of Sir Humphrey Littlebury, superintendant of works to Crowland Abbey, who lived at Penny Hill, Holbeach and who was probably slain in Wars of the Roses.{1}{2}{3} The published site is under crop, and the published moat (O.S. 25') completely obliterated. The farmer knows of no underlying building foundations nor of finds made here.{1} Site of Penny Hill Hall, formerly moated - home of Littlebury family.{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2563 Index: OS CARD INDEX. HOLBEACH. TF 32 NE:1,1965, D.A..
- <2> SLI979 Bibliographic Reference: William Marrat. 1814. The History of Lincolnshire; Topographical, Historical and Descriptive. VOL 1 P 96-7.
- <3> SLI412 Article in Serial: TROLLOPE, E.. 1871. Associated Architectural and Archaeological Societies’ Reports and Papers. VOL 11 P 209-210.
- <4> SLI3090 Index: SMR FILE HOLBEACH. HOLBEACH. TF32NE:C,1979, WHITE, A.J..
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 3592 2660 (146m by 145m) |
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Civil Parish | HOLBEACH, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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