Moat
House History
It
is likely that there has been a dwelling on the Moat House site
since Saxon times. In Nichol's History and Antiquities of
Leicestershire* a
reference is made to Antekil de Appleby who was probably resident some
time between 1114 and 1166.
(Richard
Dunmore,
http://applebymagna.org.uk/appleby_history/in_focus7_Church&Manor_2.htm)| Date | Event |
| 1166 | William de Appleby recorded as living in the Manor House on the moated site |
| 1346 | Edmund de Appleby played major role at the Battle of Crecy |
| 1375 | Edmund de Appleby dies |
| 15th Century | Stone gatehouse built as entrance to courtyard of manor house |
| 1549 | Property sold by George de Appleby |
| 1605 | Property acquired by Sir Wolstan Dixie and lands used as endowment for Bosworth Grammar School |
| Early 17th Century | Timber framed additions to the gatehouse are completed |
| 1841 | Census shows farmer Thomas Taverner and family as the tenants |
| 1854/5 | Victorian extension – the last period of construction |
| 1960 | Closing
order served on the house by Ashby Town Council – house is
rescued and restored
by Henry and Margaret Hall Click for press cutting, use back button to return to this page |
Local
historians and enthusiasts have researched and written in detail
about the history of the d'Appleby's, the manor and the Moat House.
This is recorded on the Appleby Magna village web site:
- The Origins of Church and Manor - ©Richard Dunmore, May 2001
- The Tragic Story of Joyce d'Appleby - ©Joan Noble 1998
- After the de Applebys: Leases & Conveyances 1598 to 1829 - ©Alan Roberts, March 2001
- Church and Manor Revisited - Incorporating the Will of Edmund d'Appleby 1506, ©Richard Dunmore, January 2006
*John
Nicols' History and Antiquities of the Town and County of Leicester,
four volumes published 1795 to 1812