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Friar's Grange moated site

England
List entry 1007839
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007839
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1 hectares
Grid reference
TL 60375 14329
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Friar's Grange moated site is a medieval monument located in Essex, England, comprising a moated enclosure that represents a form of defensive or status-indicating earthwork common in medieval England. The site dates to the medieval period and preserves evidence of settlement patterns characteristic of the era, with the moat itself serving both practical and symbolic functions for the resident community. The physical remains consist of the distinctive water-filled or water-retaining ditch that once enclosed the residential or agricultural complex, a feature typical of the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries in southern England. As a designated ancient monument under National Heritage List entry 1007839, the site contributes to the archaeological record of medieval settlement and land use in Essex.

Friar's Grange moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007839. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Friar's Grange moated site?

Friar's Grange moated site is a medieval monument located in Essex, England, comprising a moated enclosure that represents a form of defensive or status-indicating earthwork common in medieval England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007839.

Who is responsible for protecting Friar's Grange moated site?

Friar's Grange 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 1007839.

What other scheduled monuments are near Friar's Grange moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rookwood Hall moated site (5.4 km), Moated site 100m south west of Torrell's Hall (6.1 km), Moated site immediately west of Skreens Lodge (6.4 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
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Rookwood Hall moated site
5.4 km
Moated site 100m south west of Torrell's Hall
6.1 km
Moated site immediately west of Skreens Lodge
6.4 km
Shellow Hall moated site
6.7 km
Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory
6.8 km
Roman villa 200m east of Howletts
6.8 km
Moated site known as Tanner's Cottage, 250m south of Greens
8.6 km
Moated site known as Spriggs
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Friar's Grange moated site

Friar's Grange moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Friar's Grange moated site

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~18.9 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~17.3 miles
Domesday entry for Easter, Essex →
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