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Shareshill Moat

In the civil parish of Shareshill.
In the historic county of Staffordshire (Modern Authority of Staffordshire, 1974 county of Staffordshire).

Site of moated mansion dating back to C12 to about 1400. Probable manor house. Although this seems a fairly straight forward square moat something about it made Lynam record it as a defensive enclosure and he wrote "from its form and situation, has something of the appearance of a Roman origin."

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Nothing visible remains.


The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ94590671

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

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PastScape number; 76950

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