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Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure

England
List entry 1009841
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009841
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.91 hectares
Grid reference
SK 06678 25999
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure is a medieval earthwork monument situated in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of manorial complexes constructed during the medieval period, with water-filled or formerly water-filled ditches defining the boundaries of the residential and domestic precinct. The monument reflects the settlement patterns and administrative landscape of medieval Staffordshire, where moated sites served as defensive and status-bearing residences for the gentry and minor nobility. The enclosure remains visible as an archaeological earthwork feature, preserving evidence of medieval land management and social hierarchy in the region.

Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009841. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure?

Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure is a medieval earthwork monument situated in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009841.

Who is responsible for protecting Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure?

Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure 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 1009841.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abbots Bromley market cross (1.9 km), Lower Booth moated site and deserted medieval village (2.6 km), Thorntree House moated site (4.6 km).

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Overview
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Abbots Bromley market cross
1.9 km
Lower Booth moated site and deserted medieval village
2.6 km
Thorntree House moated site
4.6 km
Tinker's Lane moated site
5.1 km
Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes
5.4 km
Chartley Castle, Chartley Old Hall and associated water control systems including garden remains
6.1 km
Moated site in Daffodil Wood
6.5 km
Circular earthwork 400yds (360m) E of Bishton Hall
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure

Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bagot's Bromley moated manorial enclosure

WallRoman town · ~12.3 milesWater EatonRoman town · ~13.9 milesMancetterRoman town · ~24.2 milesBattle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~7 miles
Domesday entry for Bromley, Staffordshire →
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