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Alley's Lane moated site is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a characteristic defensive feature of the medieval period, which would have served as the residence of a person of some status during the Middle Ages. The moat itself survives as an earthwork, providing evidence of settlement and land use patterns during this period. Such moated sites are commonly dated to the 12th to 16th centuries and represent an important class of medieval domestic archaeology across England.
Alley's Lane moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011062. View the official record →
Alley's Lane moated site is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011062.
Alley's Lane moated site 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 1011062.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Edith's Well (1.5 km), Moated site 60m north-east of Little Onn Hall (2.1 km), Webb Stone (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Alley's Lane moated site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Alley's Lane moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.