Moat Farm, situated half way between Wickersley and Morthen, retains a large part of its mediaeval earthworks.
The Moat once belonged to the Rectory of Wickersley.
It has been suggested that a brook near the Moat farm south of Wickersley village marks the spot where Constantino and others began their flight in connection with the Battle of Brunanburh. Source: The Battle of Brunanburh and Its Period Elucidated by Place-names By Cockburn, John Henry.
Moat Farm was in the tenure of Daniel Clark, and the tenure of Samuel Chippox (Chipchase) before 1759 (when Daniel Clark was murdered).
Godfrey Bellamy de Moat was owner in 1781.
Robert Snowden was at Moat Farm in 1849.
In 1881 J. Lister and his family were at Moat Farm.
In 1927 a Mr. Gill lived there.