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HER 1052 - Medieval moated site, Albury Farm, Merstham

Scheduled Monument
Site of Albury Manor House, demolished circa 1750 The monument at Albury Farm includes the inner and outer banks and ditches of a medieval moated site together with the area enclosed by the ditches on which buildings are considered likely to have stood. Moated sites are generally seen as the prestigious residences of the Lords of the manor, the moat marking the high status of the occupier but also serving to deter casual raiders and wild animals. Most moated sites were constructed in the period either side of 1300 AD, and historical documents exist which confirm that the manor house of Albury existed in the 13th or 14th century, at which time it was in the hands of the de Passelle family. The earthworks form an inner, square moat within which would have stood the manor house itself, and three sides of an outer moat. The fourth side of the outer moat was formed by the stream, now ducted underground, which formerly flowed from north to south on the western side and which filled both the inner and outer moat with water. Earthen banks, some of impressive proportions, survive both around the edge of the moat island and on the outer edge of the outer moat, although they have been partially slighted at the south-east corner, perhaps at the same time as the house of Albury Manor was demolished around 1750. The tarmac path leading across the southern side of the scheduled area, the benches on the western side and the surrounding fencing are all excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath the path and benches remains included.

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