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Clayton Hall moated site

England
List entry 1009339
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009339
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.48 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 88124 98564
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Clayton Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Lancashire, England. The site comprises the remains of a moat that once surrounded a residential enclosure, representing a form of elite domestic settlement common in medieval England. The moat, which survives as an earthwork feature, dates to the medieval period and indicates the presence of a substantial dwelling of some social standing. Such moated sites typically functioned as the residences of minor nobility or prosperous landowners and served both defensive and status-affirming purposes within the medieval settlement landscape.

Clayton Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009339. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Clayton Hall moated site?

Clayton Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009339.

Who is responsible for protecting Clayton Hall moated site?

Clayton Hall moated site 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 1009339.

What other scheduled monuments are near Clayton Hall moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm (3.4 km), The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral (4.3 km), Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall (4.9 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.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm
3.4 km
The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral
4.3 km
Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall
4.9 km
Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort
4.9 km
Peel Moat
6.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Clayton Hall moated site

Clayton Hall moated site stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Manchester, Cheshire →
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