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Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond

England
List entry 1011885
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011885
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.89 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 57085 93893, SJ 57169 93873
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Lancashire, England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure together with an associated fishpond, both of which represent characteristic features of high-status medieval settlement and land management. The moated site itself dates to the medieval period, when such defensive or prestige-driven enclosures were commonly constructed around the residences of substantial landholders. The survival of both the moat and fishpond as earthwork features demonstrates the enduring physical legacy of medieval domestic and agricultural organisation in the Lancashire landscape.

Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011885. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond?

Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011885.

Who is responsible for protecting Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond?

Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond 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 1011885.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Moat House Medieval Moat, Bold (2.5 km), St Oswald's Well, 150m south of Woodhead (3.6 km), Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane (4.2 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
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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Old Moat House Medieval Moat, Bold
2.5 km
St Oswald's Well, 150m south of Woodhead
3.6 km
Bowl barrow west of Highfield Lane
4.2 km
Barrow Old Hall moated site, Great Sankey
4.4 km
Old Bold Hall moated site, Bold
4.6 km
Bewsey Old Hall moated site, fishpond and connecting channel
4.7 km
Cannington Shaw Bottle Shop, Sherdley Works
5.7 km
Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond

Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Bradlegh Old Hall moated site and fishpond

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~1.5 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~20.5 miles
Domesday entry for Newton, Cheshire →
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