Bromfield Grange

In the civil parish of Bromfield. In the historic county of Shropshire (Modern Authority of Shropshire, 1974 county of Shropshire).

Square moat. PastScape report as "Medieval moated site surviving as an earthwork with some exposed stonework of former buildings. Considered to be a grange of the Benedictine Priory of Bromfield. The fragmented remains of the moat were seen as an earthwork and mapped from aerial photographs." Jackson quotes Leland as writing "There is liklyhod that the castle of Bromfield belonged to Giffard, and by force razed, stood where now is a farmhouse moated belonging to the Earl of Oxford" Overlooks crossings of Rivers Onny and Teme.
The scheduling report records this as a grange of Bromfield Priory, although the reason the Priory would have a high status moated grange just 250m away is a little obscure to me (unless it had been granted to them at some point). This is a fairly big moated site and clearly that referred to by Leland, there being no alternative.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO47897684

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 108598
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 01171 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

• Books
  • Duckers, Peter and Anne, 2006, Castles of Shropshire (Stroud: Tempus) p38
    Salter, Mike, 2001 (2edn), The Castles and Moated Mansions of Shropshire (Malvern) p27
    Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p476
    Jackson, M.J.,1988, Castles of Shropshire (Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries) p8
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p434 [possible]
    Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co) p26
• Journal Articles
  • Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol112 p77-124
• Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
  • Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p388
    Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1910, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Bell and Sons; London) Vol3 p79-80 http://www.archive.org/details/itineraryofjohnl03lelauoft
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • English Heritage, 1993, Scheduling Papers (Affirmation, 13/01/1993)
    Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission, nd, Scheduled Monument Report on SAM 14940