Monument record BUX 003 - Fasbourn Hall (Copinger Hall)

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Summary

Moat, remains of NW and SE arms, mostly wet.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9966 5665 (162m by 168m)
Map sheet TL95NE
Civil Parish BUXHALL, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Moat, remains of NW and SE arms, mostly wet. ? Rectangular, possible later overflow ponds to NE (at TL 9976 5665)(S1)(S2).
N of the house is a mound of unknown date, 3.5m high, 16m diameter. House is C16 and later, formed part of the estate of Wm Coppinger, Lord Mayor of London in 1512 (R2). `Approached by ancient double arched bridge' (S3). Circa 1965 workmen found 'soft red brick foundations' within enclosure at TL 9968 5666.
Isolated, 1450m from parish boundary, 1150m from church.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL95NE1.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files.
  • <R1> (No record type): DOE (HHR), 1947, 19.
  • <R2> Bibliographic reference: Copinger W A. Manors of Suffolk. Copinger W A, Manors of Suffolk, 6, 1910, 135.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 606.
  • <S3> (No record type): Goult W, A Survey of Suffolk Parish History: E Suffolk A-H, 1990.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 15 2010 12:53PM

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