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 ANCIENT EARTHWORKS SHEEPY MAGNA (xxviii, 15). New House Grange with its ancient barn and dovecote is situated half-a-mile north-west of the village. The moat is in a good state, and is now being cleared to its original depth ; its greatest width is 20 ft. SOUTH CROXTON (xxvi, 15). A small and perfect rectangular moat is in a field north of the manor house. SOUTH KILWORTH (liii, 7). To the south of the village the site of the manor house is surrounded by a dry moat 22 ft. wide, to the north-west of which are extensive fishponds which were fed by a stream which flows on the south side. All the banks are 1 1 ft. in height. STANTON UNDER BARDON (xxiv, 13). Three sides of a moat at Horsepool Grange lie to the east of the village. STAPLETON (xxxv, 12). A small square moat 32ft. wide and 4ft. gin. deep is at the north-west of the manor house. Another moat not far removed from the last is 33ft. wide and 4ft. deep, but this was recently drained. THORPE ACRE AND DISHLEY (xvii, 3 and 7). See Dishley and Thorpe Acre. THRINGSTONE (xvi, 7). Stordon Grange, a beautiful old mansion embosomed in trees, is surrounded by a moat nearly 38 ft. wide. THURLASTON (xxxvi, 7). The ' New Hall,' also called " Old Parks,' is surrounded by a square moat 34ft. wide, with deep banks. A fishpond and division banks are on the east side. TILTON (xxxiii, 9). In a field south of the village is a small square moat. ULLESTHORPE (xlviii, 7). South of the village the site of the manor house is marked by a moat around a rectangular area. The moat extends to a fishpond on the north-east, and a channel for water connects it with a brook on the north. ULVERSCROFT (xxiv, 7). The ruins of an Augustinian priory are inclosed on three sides by a moat. On the west it is 20 ft. wide and 8 ft. deep, the outer bank descending 7 ft. ; on the east it is 24 ft. wide, and at the south- east angle 20 ft. wide and 14 ft. deep. MOATED INCLOSURES WITH STRONGER DEFENSIVE WORKS (CLASS G) DUNTON BASSETT (xliv, 13). Within the village, encroached upon by a smithy, is a dry moat around the site of an ancient hall. The inner side of the moat is defended by earthen walls by which the scarp to the moat attains 7 ft., one portion on the west rising to 9 ft. The surrounding area is dyked and banked, and on the eastern side is a spring. EVINGTON (xxxi, 1 6). On the west of the church is a dry moat, and a fishpond, south of which is a bank and ditch, a fragment of a homestead defence. i 265 34