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Foxtwist moated site, two fishponds and connecting channels

England
List entry 1011864
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011864
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.02 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 89667 79825
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Foxtwist moated site is a scheduled ancient monument in Cheshire comprising a moated enclosure with associated fishponds and connecting channels. The monument dates to the medieval period, representing a form of settlement and land management typical of medieval rural administration. The moated platform would have supported domestic or manorial structures, whilst the fishponds indicate the economic importance of fish farming to the medieval household. The interconnected water features demonstrate the deliberate engineering of the landscape for both defensive and subsistence purposes characteristic of medieval manorial sites.

Foxtwist moated site, two fishponds and connecting channels is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011864. View the official record →

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What is Foxtwist moated site, two fishponds and connecting channels?

Foxtwist moated site is a scheduled ancient monument in Cheshire comprising a moated enclosure with associated fishponds and connecting channels.

Who is responsible for protecting Foxtwist moated site, two fishponds and connecting channels?

Foxtwist moated site, two fishponds and connecting channels 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 1011864.

What other scheduled monuments are near Foxtwist moated site, two fishponds and connecting channels?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross on Prestbury Road, 150m south east of Lane End crossroads (4.7 km), Bowl barrow in Lavenham Close, Tytherington (5.1 km), Three early medieval cross shafts in West Park (5.8 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Standing cross on Prestbury Road, 150m south east of Lane End crossroads
4.7 km
Bowl barrow in Lavenham Close, Tytherington
5.1 km
Three early medieval cross shafts in West Park
5.8 km
Bowl barrow 230m west-south-west of Birtles Hall
6.6 km
Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm
8.1 km
Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall
8.7 km
Moated site at Jarman Farm
8.8 km
Bowl barrow 450m south-east of Capesthorne Hall
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Foxtwist moated site, two fishponds and connecting channels

Foxtwist moated site, two fishponds and connecting channels stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Foxtwist moated site, two fishponds and connecting channels

Battle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~23 miles
Domesday entry for Mottram, Cheshire →
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