Scheduled MonumentsEnglandA medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church

A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church

England
List entry 1011310
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011310
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.7 hectares
Grid reference
SP 82400 36676
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

This medieval manorial complex is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 750 metres west of St Mary's Church in Buckinghamshire. The site comprises a twin moated enclosure, fishpond, and associated earthworks that represent the physical remains of a substantial medieval settlement pattern. The twin moats indicate a manorial holding of some status, with the fishpond providing both sustenance and demonstrating the economic resources of the medieval lord. The earthworks survive as upstanding features that illuminate the layout and organisation of a medieval manorial estate, though the exact dating and phases of occupation would require detailed archaeological investigation to establish fully.

A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011310. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church?

This medieval manorial complex is a scheduled ancient monument located approximately 750 metres west of St Mary's Church in Buckinghamshire.

Who is responsible for protecting A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church?

A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011310.

What other scheduled monuments are near A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Toot: a motte and bailey castle and later manorial complex 450m south west of St Mary's Church (0.5 km), Moated site with associated earthworks, 770m south of St Mary's Church, south of the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer Street (1.2 km), Moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 150m west of Loughton Manor (1.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church

A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church

TowcesterRoman town · ~11.1 milesAlchesterRoman town · ~18.6 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~19.5 milesWhilton LodgeRoman town · ~21.8 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~14.4 miles