Monument record MDO27843 - Medieval manor farm, Anketil's Place, Cann

'(9) Anketil's Place (857222), the site of a medieval manor house, lies near the N. boundary of the parish, 150 yds. S. of St. James's Church, Shaftesbury, at the crest of a narrow spur with extensive views to E., S., and W. The house was demolished c. 1770, but from the mid 13th century until 1739 it was the seat of the Anketil family. Hutchins (1st ed. II, 35) describes it as a large handsome house, the W. part dating from 1680, the other part more ancient. Part of a wall still remained in 1868 (Hutchins 3rd ed. III. 61). The site has been built over and nothing now remains ; a few sherds of medieval and later pottery from the area are in Shaftesbury Museum. On the W. of the site and due S. of St. James's Church are fragmentary remains of several small rectangular closes, bounded by banks and scarps up to 2½ ft. high ' they probably represent the manor farm.' [1]

Richards, J, 2017, Archaeological Evaluation at St James Church Field Shaftsbury (Unpublished document). SDO15853.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 9-10 (Monograph). SDO99.

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