In a field known as The Avelands, about 1 mile west of Aslackby, was a moat enclosing an area 300 yards by 150 yards. The site is the traditional meeting place of the wapentake of Aveland, to which there are several references in the Domesday Survey. It is said that, about 1736, the sessions for the division were opened here under an oak tree, and subsequently adjourned to Folkingham. Traces of a building were to be seen within the moat. The feature no longer exists. No trace remains. The site is now arable. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}{9}{10}