Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBelgrave moated site and medieval garden

Belgrave moated site and medieval garden

England
List entry 1013214
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013214
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.22 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 39028 60521
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Belgrave moated site and medieval garden is a scheduled ancient monument located in Cheshire, England, comprising the remains of a medieval residential complex protected within a moated enclosure. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the defensive and domestic arrangements typical of minor gentry or yeoman landholdings of that era. The moat, which survives as an earthwork feature, would have provided both practical protection and a visible expression of status, whilst the associated garden remains indicate the horticultural practices and land use of the medieval household. The monument's archaeological significance lies in its potential to illuminate medieval settlement patterns and the daily life of non-elite rural communities in the region.

Belgrave moated site and medieval garden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013214. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Belgrave moated site and medieval garden?

Belgrave moated site and medieval garden is a scheduled ancient monument located in Cheshire, England, comprising the remains of a medieval residential complex protected within a moated enclosure.

Who is responsible for protecting Belgrave moated site and medieval garden?

Belgrave moated site and medieval garden 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 1013214.

What other scheduled monuments are near Belgrave moated site and medieval garden?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holt Bridge (6.5 km), Farndon Holt Bridge Also in Clwyd: Wales (6.5 km), Fishponds at Esp Hill (6.8 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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Belgrave moated site and medieval garden

Belgrave moated site and medieval garden stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.