HER 922 - 12th - 14th century medieval manor house of Preston, Banstead

A complex of earthworks at Preston Hawe, representing the Medieval Manor of Preston was excavated by B H Taylor during 1952-4. Five manorial buildings, including two successive halls antedated by a chapel, two guard-points, cattle compounds, seven courtyards, a fish pond, drove-roads, a pit (probably a catchment well) and a probable bakehouse were uncovered. Finds included late 12th to 14th century pottery. The sole remaining features are a tree-covered mound at TQ 2365 5723, encircled by a weak ditch, and with a hollow way south of it, both within an area of rough pasture and a mutilated mound at TQ 2366 5718 situated within a private garden. The landowner stated that the mound was dug into in 1954, but nothing was found. Hope-Taylor interpreted this mound as a type of mini-motte representing the guard-points. The site is now mainly covered by a housing estate.

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