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Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains

England
List entry 1017006
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017006
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.3 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 32186 25468
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains is a medieval monument located in Shropshire. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure, indicative of a high-status medieval settlement, alongside traces of formal garden layout that suggest occupation and refinement during the medieval period. The moat and associated earthworks represent the domestic and defensive arrangements typical of medieval manorial sites, whilst the garden remains indicate the aesthetic and horticultural interests of its inhabitants. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement hierarchy and landscape use in the region.

Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017006. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains?

Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains is a medieval monument located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017006.

Who is responsible for protecting Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains?

Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains 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 1017006.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church (1.9 km), Motte castle at Hisland (2.1 km), Wat's Dyke, 380m long section, immediately east of the Sewage Works (2.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church
1.9 km
Motte castle at Hisland
2.1 km
Wat's Dyke, 380m long section, immediately east of the Sewage Works
2.7 km
Knockin Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately east of St Mary's Church
3.3 km
Offa's Dyke: section 360yds (330m) long, Llynclys Hill
5.5 km
Belan Bank motte and bailey castle 250m east of Farm Hall
5.8 km
Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales
6.3 km
Llanymynech Hill Camp
Prehistoric · Hillfort6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains

Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains

WroxeterRoman town · ~18.3 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~22.3 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~12.6 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~24.7 miles
Domesday entry for Woolston, Shropshire →
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