Chevington Hall

In the civil parish of Chevington.
In the historic county of Suffolk (Modern Authority of Suffolk, 1974 county of Suffolk).

C16 farmhouse with extensive C18-C19 alterations, on the site of Chevington Hall, a retiring place for the abbot of St Edmund's monastery mentioned in 1309. No trace of the original building can now be seen although large quantities of dressed and undressed stone have been found in the area. A park and hunting lodge is also recorded, together with a mill. The farm is enclosed by a strong sub rectangular moat measuring 280 by 200m with traces of internal and external banks in parts, cut into a slight southerly slope. Parts are now dry, although the east arm has been widened to form two fishponds, a causeway between the ponds probably marking the original entrance to the island. An elongated mound 2.5m lies outside the moat, but its purpose is obscure.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL789602

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

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