TR 15 NE 1929 - Possible location of Wyke Manor

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Monument record TR 15 NE 1929 - Possible location of Wyke Manor

Summary

Flint foundations in Moat Rough and crop marks in an adjacent field may represent the former site of Wyke Manor. The Manor was believed to have been demolished long before the reign of Charles II. The Ancient Book of the Decrees of the Town of Fordwich, 1685 provides a significant amount of detail about the site and its precise location, based on an ancient manuscript.

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Grid reference	TR 1841 5871 (point)
Map sheet	TR15NE
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

MANOR HOUSE? (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Full Description

<1> Margaret Sparks, 2016, Wyke (or Moat/Mote), near Canterbury, and the Finch Family (Article in serial). SKE51667.

<2> Tracey Dessoy, 2017-2022, Verbal communication from local researcher (Tracey Dessoy) (Verbal communication). SKE32144.

<3> C. E. Woodruff, 1895, A History of the Town and Port of Fordwich, p 117 (Bibliographic reference). SKE55201.

<4> 1685, Ancient Book of the Decrees of the Town of Fordwich (Bibliographic reference). SKE55202.

<5> Moated Sites Research Group Report No 6 1979 46 (OS Card Reference). SKE47309.

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SKE51667 Article in serial: Margaret Sparks. 2016. Wyke (or Moat/Mote), near Canterbury, and the Finch Family. Archaeologia Cantiana vol 137 pp 237-249.
<2> SKE32144 Verbal communication: Tracey Dessoy. 2017-2022. Verbal communication from local researcher (Tracey Dessoy).
<3> SKE55201 Bibliographic reference: C. E. Woodruff. 1895. A History of the Town and Port of Fordwich. p 117.
<4> SKE55202 Bibliographic reference: 1685. Ancient Book of the Decrees of the Town of Fordwich.
<5> SKE47309 OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Research Group Report No 6 1979 46.