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 A HISTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE marl associated with alabaster rock. At the south-west angle of the semi- circle a mound is raised as a site for a shell keep. To the north of this castle runs the River Dove flowing from west to east. On the east side of the fosse there is at present a fence, and to the east of this fence there are two plateaus or baileys of irregular squares of looyds., with slopes from their boundaries where not against the moat. Between these baileys there is a hollow formed by their two slopes, and it would seem that this was the main entrance, and that these two outlying works were for its protection. Its altitude is 260 ft. HOMESTEAD MOATS (CLASS F) Ordnance n - Parish Number Name Form Dimensions (Outside Measurement) Alti- tude Situation, Notes, &c. XXXIX, 5 Abbots' Bromley Bagot's Bromley Rectangular ; part- ly destroyed ; two ponds, a hollow, and a monument within 5 80 ft. by 340 ft. Ft. 400 On west side of road at Bagot's Bromley site ; part wet XLIV, 1 1 Acton Manor Farm Trussell and Bednall Fragmentary ; part 6 1 5 ft. by 1 1 o ft. wet ; circular seg- (varyin ; in width) ment 262 On west side of road at Acton, near Church XLVI, 14 Armitage. Handsacre Hall Three s'des of a 2 50 ft. by 240 ft. square ; wet ; house 265 Handsacre on site XLVI I, Barton under Blakenhall. 9 & 5 Needwood Square; altered in 320 ft. by 3 20 ft. sundry phves ; wet 235 On road between Barton and Yoxall XXXVIII, Blithfield. 12 Blithfield Hall Single length. I 50 ft. long 400 South-east of hall XLIX, 7 Blymhill Brockhurst. One side of square, and parts of two others ; wet 2 oo ft., i 50 ft., & 3 oft. 421 On road from Stret- ton to Gnosall )t ji

Part of three sides 1 90 ft., 1 30 ft., & 1 40 ft. 411 On road from Stret- ton to Gnosall XLIV, 5-6 Bradley Littywood. Circular jpartwet; 650 ft. diameter. house on site 400 I mile north-east of Bradley XL, 15 Branston Sinai Park. Square ; two sides disturbed ; partwet; house on site 2 80 ft. by 2 80 ft. 30O ij miles north of Branston LVI, i Brewood Hyde Farm. Fragmentary ; part wet 260 ft. & 290 ft.; 2 50 ft. by i oo ft. 400 & mile south-west of Brewood LII, 10 Burntwood, Edial and Woodhouses Ashmore Brook Fragment ; wet ; 99 ft. by 25 ft. fed by stream 400 North-west of Lich- field, l^ miles on Farewell Road 358