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Blackburn Hall moated site is a medieval manorial complex located in Bedfordshire, comprising a moated enclosure associated with fishponds and quarry features. The moated site represents a form of elite domestic settlement typical of the medieval period, with the water-filled ditch serving both defensive and practical functions for a substantial landholding. The adjacent fishponds indicate the agricultural and dietary importance of freshwater fish production within the manorial economy. The quarries present on the site suggest local extraction of building materials, a common feature of established medieval settlements where construction and maintenance of structures required readily available stone or clay resources.
Blackburn Hall moated site, associated fishponds and quarries is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012361. View the official record →
Blackburn Hall moated site is a medieval manorial complex located in Bedfordshire, comprising a moated enclosure associated with fishponds and quarry features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012361.
Blackburn Hall moated site, associated fishponds and quarries 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 1012361.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval lime kiln off Castle Lane (8.9 km), Bedford Castle motte and bailey (9 km), Mortuary enclosure 1200m north-west of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Blackburn Hall moated site, associated fishponds and quarries'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.
Blackburn Hall moated site, associated fishponds and quarries stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.