This larger enclosure is surrounded by a bank and a ditch, except on the East side where a brook takes the place of the ditch; on the West the ditch is now occupied by a roadway. There are several large depressions in the larger enclosure. If you would like to see the exact place on a map follow this link.
The Agrarian holdings of Ramsey Abbey in the Domesday Book of 1086 shows 4 hides, the value of the estate was £9, £8-6s in 1095, £18 in 1140 and £23 in 1201. (ref 25)
The details from the lease of the manor in 1535 to John Warboys or Lawrence gave this picture of it:
Adjoining the stream to the north-east of the village is a moated enclosure called The Moat in which are the remains of the foundations of the Hall where the courts of the Barony of Broughton were held. The manor, with the hall, was frequently in lease, the lessee having to bear all the costs of the Abbot’s steward with six or seven men and their horses attending once a year to hold the court leet.
The Abbot, on the other hand, maintained all the buildings within the moat but the lessee was to provide board and lodge for the carpenters and labourers.
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