Preston Hawe (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of Banstead.
In the historic county of Surrey.
Modern Authority of Surrey.
1974 county of Surrey.
Medieval County of Surrey.

OS Map Grid Reference: TQ23585724
Latitude 51.30088° Longitude -0.22871°

Preston Hawe has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House.

There are earthwork remains.

Description

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 new housing estate. (SHHER)

Sources of information, references and further reading

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 400202.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 922.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Canmore (RCAHMS) entry (Hope-Taylor's excavation notes, plans and photos)
Periodical Articles
- 1955, 'Reports of Council for 1953-4, Officers, Committees, List of Members, etc' Surrey Archaeological Collections Vol. 54 p. 157-8, 169-70 online copy
  1954, 'Report of the Council for 1949 and 1952' Surrey Archaeological Collections Vol. 53 p. xxvii-xxviii online copy
  Hope-Taylor, B., 12 April 1953, The Archaeological news letter Vol. 4.12 p. 194

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