Parham Old Hall also known as Moat Hall is a

moated A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive ...

site and historic medieval mansion close to the village of Parham,

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

, England closely associated with the

Barons Willoughby of Parham Baron Willoughby of Parham was a title in the Peerage of England with two creations. The first creation was for Sir William Willoughby who was raised to the peerage under letters patent in 1547, with the remainder to his heirs male of body. An ...

, it is a

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building on the

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and has the remains of a formal garden, the site is a

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with remains of a 15th and 16th century building on its central island. A gateway that featured heraldic shields of the Willoughbys was dismantled and shipped to America in 1926. There is in the locality another unconnected building known as Parham New Hall.

Art

Parham Old Hall, Suffolk by C. Scott being an Oil on canvas of 39 x 54 cm is held in the public art collection of the Lanman Museum.

References

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