Moat Farmhouse
MOAT FARMHOUSE, MOAT ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1165191
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Moat Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- MOAT FARMHOUSE, MOAT ROAD
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1165191
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Moat Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOAT FARMHOUSE, MOAT ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MOAT FARMHOUSE, MOAT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Birdbrook
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 70927 41109
Details
TL 74 SW BIRDBROOK MOAT ROAD 3/24 Moat Farmhouse 7/8/52
II
Manor house, C16 and later. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. H-plan consisting of 2-bay hall range aligned approx. N-S with axial chimney stack at S end, 3-bay S crosswing with chimney stack to E, C16, corma and N crosswing, probably C18. Aspect W. Extension to rear of S crosswing, C16. Extension to rear of hall range, C18. Single-storey extension to S, C19. 2 storeys and cellar. Front elevation of stucco marked to imitate stone blocks. Central half-glazed door with marginal lights in simple early C19 doorcase with shallow hood. 2 double-hung early C19 sash windows of 16 lights. First floor, 3 early C19 double-hung sash windows of 12 lights. Some crown glass. In hall range, interior contains plain-chamfered axial beam and large wood-burning hearth converted to cupboard. In S crosswing, 2 moulded binding beams, and above first floor, cambered early C17 inserted ceiling, beams plain- chamfered with lamb's tongue stops. Crownpost roof over S wing, collars mostly present but crownposts and collar-purlin missing. Remainder of roof not examined. Rear extension to S wing has exposed joists of horizontal section, jowled posts, cambered tiebeams with arched braces, blocked unglazed window with 4 diamond mullions in situ on N side of first floor, original rebated floorboards, traces of original pargetting now enclosed in C18 extenson to N. Moated site. RCHM 9.
Listing NGR: TL7092741109
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 114084
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 15-Jun-2026 at 10:36:49.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.