Moinge Court, Owermoigne

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Ogre

In the civil parish of Owermoigne.
In the historic county of Dorset (Modern Authority of Dorset, 1974 county of Dorset).

A moated house with a first floor hall, built in the late C13; wings were added c.1900, the south wing on the site of an original solar wing. Earthwork remains of a moat, fishponds and a possible water garden. Excavations uncovered two areas of Roman building debris indicating the possible site of a villa. From the CPR 'Grant, at the instance of Queen Eleanor, to William le Moyne that he may close and strengthen his house at Ogre, Co. Dorset, with a good dyke and stone wall, but without making crenellations.'. Interesting and rare grant to fortify a house without crenellations.

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

A supposed Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1267 Feb 25.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.
This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 105937)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SY771857

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 453903

Books

Pevsner, N. and Newman J., 1972, Buildings of England: Dorset (London) p309-10
RCHME, 1970, An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset. Vol2: south-east (HMSO) p184-6 No. 2
Pugh, R.B. (ed), 1968, VCH Dorset Vol3 p49, 143
Hutchins, J., 1861-73 (3edn), History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset (Blandford) Vol1 p454-8

Journal Articles

1974, Medieval Archaeology Vol18 p209
Walker, P.R., 1973, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society Vol95 p101
1973, Medieval Archaeology Vol18 p174
1972, Medieval Archaeology Vol18 p193

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

Calendar of Patent Rolls (1266-72) p41

Other sources and unpublished works (Theses, in-house reports and other such)

Upton, K.L., 1978, 'Moated sites of Dorset' - Thesis typescript p31-2

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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