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Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds, Sutton St Michael

England

List entry 1010392

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1010392

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

3.51 hectares

Grid reference

SO 51936 45901

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds is a medieval manorial complex located in Sutton St Michael, Herefordshire. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure associated with a high-status dwelling, together with evidence of fishponds which served both practical and ornamental purposes typical of prosperous medieval households. The moat and associated water features date to the medieval period and reflect the defensive, agricultural, and status-conferring functions of such installations on substantial estates. The survival of these earthworks provides archaeological evidence of the settlement hierarchy and land management practices of medieval Herefordshire.

Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds, Sutton St Michael is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010392. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds, Sutton St Michael?

Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds is a medieval manorial complex located in Sutton St Michael, Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010392.

Who is responsible for protecting Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds, Sutton St Michael?

Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds, Sutton St Michael 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 1010392.

What other scheduled monuments are near Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds, Sutton St Michael?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hereford Castle (6.4 km), Wye Bridge (6.4 km), Row Ditch (entrenchment) (6.6 km).

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Monuments

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Row Ditch (entrenchment)

6.6 km

Site of Rotherwas House, earthwork remains of formal gardens, and Rotherwas Chapel

7.7 km

Lower Bullingham deserted medieval village

7.8 km

Moated site SW of the church

7.9 km

Bullingham Old Church

8.8 km

Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard

8.8 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds, Sutton St Michael

Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds, Sutton St Michael stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds, Sutton St Michael

KenchesterRoman town · ~5.3 miles

Domesday entry for Moreton, Herefordshire →

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